Release of Oxytocin and Vasopressin by the Human Foetus during Labour

CHARD, T. ; HUDSON, C. N. ; EDWARDS, C. R. W. ; BOYD, N. R. H.

[s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
Published 1971
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] It is possible that the high estimates from bioassays in the human are due to non-specific factors, and preliminary data using a specific radioimmunoassay have shown that oxytocin in the maternal circulation does not usually exceed 1 µU/ml. (ref. 6). By contrast, oxytocin levels in foetal ...
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