title: [Immunoglobulins and other plasme proteins in late pregnancy (author's transl)].
abstract: Serum levels of immunoglobulins, alpha-2-macroglobulin and complement component C3 were measured from 490 pregnant women shortly before date and compared with the serum concentration of the same proteins in a group of female blood donors. Concentration of immunoglobulin G was found to be significantly (2 p less than 0.001) reduced during late pregnancy, while the serum level of immunoglobulin M in the group of pregnant women was significantly (2 p less than 0.01) increased. No difference between the serum concentration of immunoglobulin A could be observed between both groups. A significant increase (2 p less than 0.01) could also be observed regarding the serum levels of the complement component C3 and of alpha-2-Macroglobulin in the group of pregnant women. The findings are discussed with respect to the alterations during late pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D003176:Complement C3; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins
vernacular_title: Immunglobuline und andere Plasmaproteine in der Spätschwangerschaft.