title: [Concentration of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) in cord blood and maternal blood during labor].
abstract: The concentration of TAFI in cord blood plasma has not been studied yet. We have measured its activity in plasma both in cord blood and mother's blood during labour. The study group consisted of 26 parturient women, 18 primiparas and 9 multiparas with normal course of pregnancy and delivery. Activity of TAFI was evaluated by chromogenic method (Actichrome Plasma TAFI Activity Kit). The level of TAFI in cord blood plasma was 4.20, range 3.80-6.40 micrograms/ml and in mother's blood 10.50, range 7.60-13.50 micrograms/ml, thus it was significantly lower (p < 0.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TAFI is present in the cord blood plasma but its concentration is about 50% of that in the mother's blood.
authors.affiliation: Oddziału Połozniczo-Ginekologicznego, Wojewódzkiego Szpitala we Włocławku.
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uszyński
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zekanowska
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szymański
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uszyński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2 / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000097:blood*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2