British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology October 1976 Vol83 pp 786-789
THE CONCENTRATIONS OF PROSTAGLANDIN E, AND PROSTAGLANDIN F,, IN TISSUES WITHIN THE FETOPLACENTAL UNIT AFTER SPONTANEOUS OR INDUCED LABOUR BY
EVEA. WILLMAN AND
W. P. COLLINS Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Research on Human Reproduction, King’s College Hospital Medical School, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8RX Summary The concentrations of prostaglandin E, (PGE,) and prostaglandin F,, (PGF,,) were measured by radioimmunoassay in portions of umbilical cord, placenta, amnion, chorion and decidua. The samples were obtained during 12 confinements immediately after the delivery of a healthy baby. Labour had either occurred spontaneously (6 subjects) or had been induced approximately two weeks after the estimated date of delivery. The results showed that the concentration of PGE, was significantly higher (Student’s ‘t’ test) in samples of placenta (P
THE CONCENTRATIONS OF PROSTAGLANDIN E, AND PROSTAGLANDIN F,, IN TISSUES WITHIN THE FETOPLACENTAL UNIT AFTER SPONTANEOUS OR INDUCED LABOUR BY
EVEA. WILLMAN AND
W. P. COLLINS Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Research on Human Reproduction, King’s College Hospital Medical School, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8RX Summary The concentrations of prostaglandin E, (PGE,) and prostaglandin F,, (PGF,,) were measured by radioimmunoassay in portions of umbilical cord, placenta, amnion, chorion and decidua. The samples were obtained during 12 confinements immediately after the delivery of a healthy baby. Labour had either occurred spontaneously (6 subjects) or had been induced approximately two weeks after the estimated date of delivery. The results showed that the concentration of PGE, was significantly higher (Student’s ‘t’ test) in samples of placenta (P
