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Am J Perinatol 1995; 12(2): 113-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994419
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© 1995 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Plasma Immunoreactive Endothelin-1 Concentration in Cord Blood of Normal Term Neonates

Praveen Kumar, Nadya J. Kazzi, Seetha Shankaran
  • Department of Pediatrics, Hutzel Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Plasma immunoreactive endothelin-1 (ir-ET-1) concentrations in cord blood of 20 term infants were measured by radioimmunoassay. The mean (± SEM) ir-ET-1 concentration was 1.04 ± 0.29 pg/mL There was no relationship between ir-ET-1 concentrations and race, sex, mode of delivery, and prenatal characteristics, such as cocaine exposure. The current methodologies were reviewed in an effort to explain the differences in ET-1 concentrations reported in various studies.

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Endothelin-1 - normal neonates - cord blood