THE CONCENTRATIONS OF PROSTAGLANDIN E2 AND PROSTAGLANDIN F2α IN TISSUES WITHIN THE FETOPLACENTAL UNIT AFTER SPONTANEOUS OR INDUCED LABOUR
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 83 (10), 786-789
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00745.x
Abstract
The concentrations of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and prostaglandin F2α(PGF2α) were measured by radioimmunoassay in portions of umbilical cord, placenta, amnion, chorion and decidua. The samples were obtained during 12 confinements immediately after the delivery of a healthy baby. Labour had either occurred spontaneously (6 subjects) or had been induced approximately two weeks after the estimated date of delivery. The results showed that the concentration of PGE2 was significantly higher (Student's ‘t’ test) in samples of placenta (P2α was only raised to a significant extent (P<0.025) in the amnion. The findings are discussed.Keywords
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