title: Effect of pre-eclampsia on plasma cholinesterase activity.
abstract: Plasma cholinesterase (PCHE) activity was determined using a colorimetric method in 11 healthy non-pregnant women, 11 healthy pregnant women at term, and 11 pre-eclamptic pregnant women at term. The mean plasma cholinesterase activities for healthy non-pregnant women, healthy pregnant women and pre-eclamptic pregnant women were 438 +/- 81,257 +/- 25 and 173 +/- 18 units . ml-1, respectively. Our data suggest that there is a significant reduction in plasma cholinesterase activity in preeclamptic pregnant women when compared to healthy non-pregnant (p less than 0.001) and healthy pregnant women (p less than 0.001).
authors: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Kambam
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mouton
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Entman
authors: B V
authors: BV
authors: Sastry
authors: B E
authors: BE
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000201:enzymology*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D002802:Cholinesterases