title: Twenty-four hours hormone secretion profiles of cortisol and estradiol in preterm labour.
abstract: We investigated the 24 hour hormone secretion profiles in women with preterm labour. Although estradiol secretion seems to be unaffected, we found an variable estradiol-cortisol-shift due to a cortisol increase. Cortisol circadian secretion persists in preterm labour, but maximum secretion is moved to midday. Further investigations are necessary to study the basic mechanisms underlying this process.
authors.affiliation: Univ.-Frauenklinik, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taleb
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Göretzlehner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol; D006854:Hydrocortisone