Aminotic fluid levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxyndoleacetic acid before and during labour.
Levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) were measured in amniotic fluid obtained at membrane rupture during labour and at amniotomy before the onset of labour. The levels of both 5-HT and 5-HIAA were higher during labour. The implications of this finding are discussed.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*
D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid