| A prospective assessment of tests of fetoplacental function. | |
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PMID: 7065628 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Biochemical tests have been used to monitor fetoplacental function, mainly to detect impending fetal death in utero. The specimen-sampling patterns employed have not been adequate to detect all fetal deaths, and increasingly these tests have been to detect low-birthweight babies who are at risk during the perinatal period. The purpose of this study was to investigate the three fetoplacental function tests, namely, serum total oestrogens, human placental lactogen, and cystine aminopeptidase activity under routine conditions to indicate whether these tests detected low-birthweight babies and, particularly, if they aided the clinical assessment of pregnancy. One hundred and sixty-six patients were studied; each set of results was classified as normal or abnormal and subsequently compared according to the outcome of pregnancy. In addition, a comparison was made between abnormal results where intervention was deemed necessary or unnecessary on clinical grounds. The conclusion reached were that these tests played a minor role in the assessment of pregnancy, at best being used to alert the obstetrician to an increased risk of an "abnormal birth.' |
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Authors:
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D R McDowell; R W Oliver; F A Best |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of clinical biochemistry Volume: 19 ISSN: 0004-5632 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Clin. Biochem. Publication Date: 1982 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-05-27 Completed Date: 1982-05-27 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0324055 Medline TA: Ann Clin Biochem Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 12-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Birth Weight Cystinyl Aminopeptidase / blood Estriol / blood Evaluation Studies as Topic Female Fetal Monitoring / methods* Humans Placental Function Tests / methods* Placental Lactogen / blood Pregnancy |
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50-27-1/Estriol; 9035-54-5/Placental Lactogen; EC 3.4.11.3/Cystinyl Aminopeptidase |
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