title: High prekallikrein levels during pregnancy.
abstract: Prekallikrein levels are significantly increased during pregnancy. The increase is neither due to an excess of Hageman factor or of an activator, nor to the decrease of an inhibitor.
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis; D005174:Factor XII / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007610:Kallikreins / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D007616:Kaolin; D007705:Kinins / Q000502:physiology; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011288:Prekallikrein / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007705:Kinins; D007616:Kaolin; D005174:Factor XII; D011288:Prekallikrein; D001120:Arginine; D004950:Esterases; D007610:Kallikreins