PLASMA OXYTOCIN CONCENTRATIONS DURING THE MENSTRUAL-CYCLE

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作者
MITCHELL, MD [1 ]
HAYNES, PJ [1 ]
ANDERSON, ABM [1 ]
TURNBULL, AC [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD, JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP, NUFFIELD DEPT OBSTET & GYNAECOL, OXFORD OX3 9DU, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0028-2243(81)90077-0
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R71 [妇产科学];
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100211 ;
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Concentrations of oxytocin have been measured in plasma samples obtained daily from 6 women throughout complete menstrual cycles. Measurements of menstrual blood loss and plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone and 17.beta.-estradiol suggested that normal ovulatory cycles had been studied. A significant elevation in the circulating concentration of oxytocin was found in association with peak levels of LH. Oxytocin may have a role in the process of ovulation in the human female.
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