title: Fetal thyroid-stimulating hormone response to maternal administration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
abstract: Thyroid-stimulating hormone was measured in fetal blood samples obtained by cordocentesis before and after blood transfusion in Rh-affected pregnancies at 25 to 37 weeks' gestation. In eight of 26 study subjects thyrotropin-releasing hormone was given to the mothers immediately after the pretransfusion samples were obtained. In this group the fetal thyroid-stimulating hormone concentrations in the posttransfusion samples were significantly higher than those before the transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Thorpe-Beeston
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Nicolaides
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Snijders
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McGregor
mesh_terms: D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000737:chemistry*; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin