Serum gastrin I concentrations of mother and newborn immediately after birth.
Serum gastrin I (GLU-GLY-PRO-TRYP-LEU(GLU)6-ALA-[formula, see text]-GLY-TRY-MET-ASP-PHE-CO-NH2) concentrations were investigated by radioimmunoassay in 50 mothers and their newborn infants immediately after birth. The mean serum gastrin concentration in maternal blood was 52.80 +/- 13.37 (SD) pg/ml, and in cord blood 84.12 +/- 42.90 (SD) pg/ml. Both values were significantly higher than serum gastrin levels found in normal, healthy, nonpregnant women (Mean +/- SD = 32.34 +/- 18.35 pg/ml). There were no statistically significant differences in the cord serum gastrin concentrations with respect to sex, weight and length of the infant and age and parity of the mother.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012737:Sex Factors
D005755:Gastrins