CONCENTRATIONS OF THE PROSTACYCLIN METABOLITE, 6–KETO–PROSTAGLANDIN F1α, IN AMNIOTIC FLUID DURING LATE PREGNANCY AND LABOUR.
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 86 (5) , 350-353
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb10609.x
Abstract
Summary: Concentrations of 6–keto–prostaglandin F1α (6–keto–PGF1α, the stable metabolite of prostacyclin, PGI2) have been measured in amniotic fluid obtained during late pregnancy and labour. Samples taken at amniotomy during spontaneous labour contained a significantly greater concentration of 6–keto–PGF1α than samples taken at amniotomy before the onset of labour (p 0 1). It is suggested that prostacyclin may have a functional role in the mechanism of parturition in man.Keywords
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