Short communications
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in jpme
- Vol. 18 (3) , 229-231
- https://doi.org/10.1515/jpme.1990.18.3.229
Abstract
Fetal plasma renin activity (PRA) was measured in 42 pregnancies. Compared to control fetuses, PRA was elevated in three of four hypoxemic fetuses, in two of five with hydrops and in two of five with uropathies. PRA did not change with transfusion in seven alloimmunized fetuses. This study demonstrates PRA in human fetuses and suggests that the renin-angiotensin system can respond to stimuli in fetal life.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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