ISSN:
1471-0528
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been measured prospectively throughout pregnancy, at delivery and in the puerperium in 18 normotensive primi-gravidae and their infants. Plasma ACE was consistently lower during pregnancy than in comparable, non-pregnant controls, but rose progressively from about 30 weeks to term. At vaginal delivery maternal and fetal ACE levels did not differ significantly. There was a steady increase in maternal ACE activity up to 6 weeks post partum, when the levels were not significantly different from non-pregnant controls. No correlation could be found between plasma ACE and plasma renin activity or concentration, or plasma AIL Plasma aldosterone increased in parallel with ACE during the last ten weeks of pregnancy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01198.x
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