Role of 5-hydroxytryptamine in toxaemia of pregnancy.
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
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1995 Jan; 39(1): 86-8
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-108946
ABSTRACT
5-HT concentration in blood of 24 randomly selected pregnant women presenting with signs and symptoms of toxaemia of pregnancy were estimated and compared with 30 normal pregnant women. As such 5-HT level increases with the progress of pregnancy and in toxaemia group in comparison to normal pregnancy. A change in the degree of oedema from moderate to severe could bring a statistically significant change in blood pressure and serum 5-HT level. Increased 5-HT plays a role in toxaemia as well as in normal pregnancy and some of the toxic effects observed in toxaemia of pregnancy are due to the effects of 5-HT.
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Main subject:
Pre-Eclampsia
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Pregnancy Trimester, Third
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Blood Pressure
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Serotonin
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Adult
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Edema
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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