SERUM IMMUNOREACTIVE SOMATOMEDIN-C IS ELEVATED LATE IN PREGNANCY

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作者
FURLANETTO, RW
UNDERWOOD, LE
VANWYK, JJ
HANDWERGER, S
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA, SCH MED, DEPT PEDIAT, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 USA
[2] DUKE UNIV, MED CTR, DEPT PEDIAT, DURHAM, NC 27710 USA
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10.1210/jcem-47-3-695
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The concentrations of immunoreactive somatomedin-C (Sm-C) in the sera of women with uncomplicated pregnancies were found to be progressively higher as the duration of gestation increased. Between 19 and 42 weeks of gestation, there was a significant correlation between serum Sm-C concentration and duration of gestation. A striking decline in Sm-C was observed following delivery. While the data are too preliminary to elucide the mechanisms for the raised Sm-C, the concurrent increase in Sm-C and human placental lactogen (hPL) raises the possibility that hPL may mediate the increment in Sm-C. © 1978 by The Endocrine Society.
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