Possible placental origin of ACTH in normal human pregnancy

IT is well known that the free fraction of plasma cortisol is increased in pregnancy 1 , but it has not been established whether this is a result of maternal pituitary or placental adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion. Maternal plasma ACTH levels in human pregnancy have been variously repor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 1975-04, Vol.254 (5501), p.620-622
Hauptverfasser:	REES, LESLEY H, BURKE, C. W, CHARD, T, EVANS, SHUI W, LETCHWORTH, A. T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - biosynthesis Adrenocorticotropic Hormone - blood Female Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Hydrocortisone - urine Iodine Radioisotopes letter multidisciplinary Placenta - metabolism Pregnancy Radioimmunoassay Science Time Factors
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