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2522794

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
The plasma levels of protein S and protein C related antigens were determined in a group of normal pregnant Chinese women and a group of normal non-pregnant controls, using the sandwich technique of enzyme immunoassay with commercial kits. Compared with non-pregnant controls, plasma protein S levels were significantly lower during pregnancy, labour, parturition and the early puerperium. There was no significant difference in protein S levels between pregnancy, labour and puerperium. On the other hand, maternal plasma protein C levels during pregnancy and before delivery were similar to those in controls, but a significant increase was found during the third stage of labour. This increase did not persist into the early puerperium. The observed increase in protein C level immediately after delivery in our study may represent a physiological response to counter the tendency towards venous thrombosis in the parturient women, and may help to explain the almost negligible occurrence of thromboembolism in Chinese obstetric patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0306-5456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
167-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein S and protein C levels in Chinese women during pregnancy, delivery and the puerperium.
pubmed:affiliation
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, N.T.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article