AMNIOTIC-FLUID ALKALINE RIBONUCLEASE-ACTIVITY - AN INDICATOR OF FETAL GROWTH-RETARDATION AND ANENCEPHALY

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BUAMAH, PK
SCOTT, PH
SKILLEN, AW
TAYLOR, P
MILFORDWARD, A
机构
[1] ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSP, DEPT IMMUNOL, SUPRAREG PROT REFERENCE UNIT, SHEFFIELD S10 2JF, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRM, DEPT CLIN BIOCHEM, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 4LP, TYNE & WEAR, ENGLAND
[3] SELLY OAK HOSP, DEPT CLIN BIOCHEM, BIRMINGHAM B29 6JD, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0009-8981(84)90223-7
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R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
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1001 ;
摘要
Amniotic fluid alkaline RNase activity was measured in 55 normal and 29 neural tube defect pregnancies [in humans]. The pregnancies which resulted in neural tube defects gave a mean value of 2500 U/l with a SD of 600 compared with a mean activity of 1600 U/l (SD 350) from the control normal pregnancies. The mean amniotic fluid RNase activity of 15 anencephalic pregnancies was 2600 U/l (SD 600), compared with 1600 U/l (SD 350), for 28 gestational age-matched controls. Highest RNase activities appear to be related to anencephaly.
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