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Progesterone concentrations in maternal and fetal blood
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb05896.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 91, Issue 2, pages 133–137, February 1984
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FARQUHARSON, R. G. and KLOER, A. I. (1984), Progesterone concentrations in maternal and fetal blood. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 91: 133–137. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb05896.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Received 8 April 1983; Accepted 10 July 1983
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summary
Progesterone concentrations in cord artery and vein and in retroplacental and maternal blood were measured in 43 women delivered by caesarean section. The cord vein concentration was consistently higher than the cord artery concentration. The two were correlated but neither was related to the concentration in retroplacental blood. It was concluded that progesterone is secreted by the placenta independently to the mother and the fetus. No role for fetal progesterone was evident from the data.