Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Rijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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MELATONIN IN AMNIOTIC FLUID DURING HUMAN PARTURITION
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14947.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 9, pages 684–686, September 1978
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MITCHELL, M. D., Sayers, L., Keirse, M. J. N. C., Anderson, A. B. M. and Turnbull, A. C. (1978), MELATONIN IN AMNIOTIC FLUID DURING HUMAN PARTURITION. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 684–686. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14947.x
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Summary
Concentrations of melatonin have been measured in amniotic fluid obtained during late pregnancy and labour. Samples obtained by amniotomy during labour contained higher concentrations of melatonin than samples taken a t amniotomy for the induction of labour. Amniotic fluid obtained by amniocentesis in late pregnancy contained lower concentrations of melatonin than amniotic fluid obtained by amniotomy. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to pineal influences on parturition.