title: Erythrocyte and plasma cholinesterase activity in normal pregnancy.
abstract: Erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase and plasma cholinesterase was estimated in 50 normal pregnant women and 22 age matched normal non-pregnant women. Plasma cholinesterase was significantly decreased while erythrocyte cholinesterase was significantly increased during pregnancy. These changes may be related to altered haemodynamics and or other inter-related changes occurring in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Joseph
mesh_terms: D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000097:blood; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase; D002802:Cholinesterases