Erythropoiesis in pregnancy.
The reticulocyte count, serum ferritin and serum erythropoietin concentrations were measured during the course of pregnancy in 41 women. A decrease in iron stores early in pregnancy was accompanied by a significant rise in the reticulocyte count until the 28th week. Erythropoietin levels did not rise significantly until the 28th week of pregnancy and had fallen to the post-natal level by 40 weeks. The results are consistent with an increase in erythropoietic activity early in pregnancy which did not appear to depend upon increased plasma erythropoietin levels.
D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D012156:Reticulocytes
D004921:Erythropoietin; D005293:Ferritins