Amniotic Fluid Volume and Protein Concentration in Rhesus Sensitized Women

Liquor Bilirubin Levels in Normal Pregnancy: A Reassessment of Early Prediction of Haemolytic Disease

“…The highly significant correlation between the concentration of bile pigment and protein (Table H) in normal liquor agrees with the findings of others in Rh-affected pregnancies (Wild, 1961;Dunstan, 1968), and by inference with statistical evidence (Walker et al, 1969), showing that both bilirubin and protein are indices of the severity in haemolytic disease. Though the manner in which bilirubin enters the liquor is still in doubt, it is thought (Wild, 1961), in view of the strong binding between bilirubin and serum albumin (Martin, 1949;Barac, 1953), that most unconjugated bilirubin is attached to liquor albumin, which forms about two-thirds of the total protein (Wild, 1961) and is far in excess of that required to transport the bilirubin (Watson et al, 1965).…”

“…These observations are in accord with those of Cherry et al (1965) on Rh-isoimmunized women at 28 to 38 weeks who suggested a direct correlation between protein concentration and liquor volume. Dunstan's (1968) failure to find a significant correlation between amniotic fluid volume and protein concentration has cast doubt on the interdependence of these two quantities.…”

Liquor Volume by Direct Spectrophotometric Determination of Injected Pah*

“…Comparison of the results of the direct and the diazo methods showed good agreement. SODIUM AMINOH~PPURATE (PAH) is now widely used in volume studies of amniotic fluid (Dunstan, 1968;Queenan et al, 1969;Abramovich, 1970). PAH is injected into the amniotic cavity and after complete mixing its concentration in the liquor is determined.…”

Μελετη Της Οξεοβασικης Καταστασεως Του Αμνιακου Υγρου Κατα Την Κυησιν

“…Τό άμνιακόν ύγρόν λόγω τών βακτηριοστατικών ιδιοτήτων προφυ λάσσει τό εμβρυον άπό διαφόρους ενδομήτριους λοιμώξεις (Galask καί Snyder 1970), επιτρέπει δέ καθ* ολην τήν διάρκειαν της κυήσεως τήν διάγνωσιν λανθανουσών ενδομήτριων λοιμώξεων (Prevedoyrakis 1970(Prevedoyrakis , 1971(Prevedoyrakis , 1972 (Liley 1965), (Andrews 1966), (Άντσακλής 1974). Συμβάλλει επίσης είς τήν διάγνωσιν χρο)ματοσωμιακών ανωμαλιών τοΰ εμβρύου, του φύλου καί τίνων μεταβο λικών νόσων αύτοϋ (Dunstan 1968, Delecour et al 1970, (Fischbacher et al 1970).…”