ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary. Plasma β-LPH, β-EP and γ-LPH concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay in 10 pregnant women from 12 weeks gestation until term and in nine women in the early follicular phase of the cycle. There was a progressive and significant rise in the concentration of all three peptides throughout pregnancy and by 32 weeks the concentrations of β-LPH and β-EP were greater than the corresponding concentrations in the follicular phase: γ-LPH was greater than in the follicular phase by the end of pregnancy in those women who were delivered after 40 weeks. The ratio of β-LPH to γ-LPH did not change significantly throughout pregnancy, but there was a progressive fall in the β-LPH/β-EP ratio. The possible presence of a ‘big LPH’ to explain this finding is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1983.tb06462.x
