Observations on the source of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A).
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) was measured in 26 women before and after hysterectomy. The PAPP-A concentration declined significantly in 24 of them. It is concluded that the uterus is a source of the protein.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A / Q000032:analysis* / Q000502:physiology; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology*
D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D011266:Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A