A simple and sensitive radioimmunoassay for pregnancy-specific beta1-glycoprotein.
A simple, sensitive and relatively rapid radioimmunoassay for pregnancy-specific beta1-glycoprotein (PSbetaG) is described. The concentrations of PSbetaG in plasma from cord blood and in amniotic fluid were approximately 0-1% and 1-0% respectively of the maternal plasma levels. The amniotic fluid PSbetaG levels in pregnancies associated with an anencephalic fetus were not significantly different from normal levels.
D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods
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