Plasma progesterone in the respiratory distress syndrome.
Seventeen newborns suffering from RDS (verified by X-ray and clinical parameters) had a mean plasma progesterone of 13.9 +/- 1.2 ng/ml (mean +/- S.E.) at 24h of age. This is only 62% of the normal level (22.6 +/- 1.5 ng/ml).
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000097:blood*
D011374:Progesterone