Open AccessMaternal, fetal and amniotic fluid prolactin levels in term and post‐term pregnancies
Author(s) -
Demir Namik,
Celiloglu Murat,
Thomassen Peter A. B.,
Onvural Ata,
Erten Oktay
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016349309013376
Subject(s) - medicine , amniotic fluid , prolactin , term (time) , obstetrics , cord blood , fetus , pregnancy , term pregnancy , gestation , gynecology , physiology , endocrinology , hormone , biology , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics
Prolactin (PRL) levels in maternal serum, amniotic fluid and mixed cord blood from 11 women with post‐term pregnancies and 64 women with normal term pregnancies were measured by immunoenzymetric assay in order to investigate their possible role in the onset of labor. No differences were found between term and post‐term pregnancies, and it is concluded that PRL probably has no function in triggering labor.