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Introduction Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is secreted by the trophoblastic cells of the placenta during early pregnancy ( Fox 1970 ). hCG plays an important role in the rescue of the corpus luteum and maintenance of pregnancy
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. 2000 , 2002 ). In the latter context, an increased level of cAMP in human myometrial smooth-muscle cells during pregnancy has been reported ( Europe-Finner et al. 1993 , 1994 ), potentiated by altered expression of various components of the cAMP
Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji’nan, Shandong, China
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Shanghai Key Laboratory for Assisted Reproduction and Reproductive Genetics, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Animal Resistance Biology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji’nan, Shandong, China
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Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific disorder defined by new onset of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation. PE is unique to humans, affecting 2–7% of pregnancies ( Hauth et al. 2000 , Sibai et al
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Introduction The placenta is a transient tissue that performs many functions for the maintenance of pregnancy. In humans, the specific structure of the placenta is apparent as early as 21 weeks of pregnancy ( Benirschke et al . 1998 ). During
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UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California, USA
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(PORD) ( Arlt et al . 2004 , Shackleton et al . 2004 a , b , 2007 , Marcos et al . 2009 , Reisch et al . 2013 ). This communication offers our preliminary observations of the disulfated steroids excreted in these disorders at around mid-pregnancy
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Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a disease resulting from insufficient insulin production during pregnancy ( American Diabetes Association 2004 ). GDM patients are commonly diagnosed in the second trimester during pregnancy
Medical Research Council Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics and Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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free steroids including DHEA(S). Changes in the steroid sulfate axis throughout mammalian pregnancy and the postpartum period Throughout the childbearing process, women experience considerable hormonal fluctuations, including with regard to the
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proestrus at the age of 10–11 weeks, and the day after mating was counted as day 1 of pregnancy. Rats on day 14 of pregnancy were used in Experiment 3. Lactating rats were mated at 9–10 weeks of age and housed singly with their litters at 13–16 weeks of age
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Exosome Biology Laboratory, Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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Obstetrics, Nutrition and Endocrinology Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance of variable severity with first recognition during pregnancy ( HAPO Study Cooperative Research Group et al. 2008 ). GDM is the most common pregnancy
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Department of Pathophysiology, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, 10 Xitoutiao, You An Men, Beijing 100069, People's Republic of China
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compensatory and delicate changes of RAAS during normal pregnancy are hard to counterbalance for preeclamptic women, resulting in body capillary constriction, renal damages, disorders of salt and water balance, etc. However, the etiology of this dysfunction