Significance of the "acute phase" factors during delivery.
In the intrauterine, peripheral and umbilical cord blood oj parturients the levels of the following glycoproteid "acute phase" factors--sialic acid, seromucoid, and haptoglobin were determined. It was found that the levels of these factors, determined in peripheral and intrauterine blood samples, were approximate. The determinations made in the umbilical cord blood showed regularly significantly lower levels. The differences found in contents of the substances studied between maternal and newborn blood were statistically significant. The possible causes of these differences were discussed considering both the placental barrier and developmental factors. It was found that the "acute phase" factors might be of importance in obstetrical practice.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006242:Haptoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D009961:Orosomucoid; D011247:Pregnancy; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors; D014599:Uterus
D006242:Haptoglobins; D009961:Orosomucoid; D012794:Sialic Acids