title: [Sex-specific differences in the cortisol level post-partum].
abstract: The concentration of serum cortisol in umbilical vein and cubital vein blood was estimated from 93 mothers and their newborns with a cortisol enzyme immunoassay. In the maternal as also in the umbilical vein serum was found for boys significantly higher Cortisol levels, especially from boys of primiparae, coupling with a significant extended time of delivery.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede im Kortisolspiegel post partum.