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Original Research
Evaluation of the central dopaminergic activity in gestational hyperprolactinaemia by means of the electroretinographic technique
I. De Luca Brunori1, G. Moggi1, P. Fornaro2, G. Teti1, S. Murru1, A. Gadducci1, P. Castrogiovanni2, M. Perossini3
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1
Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica - Universita di Pisa (Italy)
2
Clinica Psichiatrica - Universita di Pisa (Italy)
3
Clinica Oculistica - Universita di Pisa (Italy)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1985, 12(1-2), 13–15;
Published: 10 March 1985
Abstract
Electroretinography, a simple, bloodless technique commonly used in ophthalmological diagnostic practice, seems to give important informations on the level of activity of the retinal and/or other central dopaminergic systems. The Authors have employed this technique in a group of 30 normal pregnant women in the ninth month of gestation, in order to evaluate the dopaminergic activity in a condition of physiological hyperprolactinemia, such as pregnancy, and in a group of 25 normal nonpregnant control women. The b wave amplitude of the electroretinographic traces was significantly higher in pregnant women than in controls, suggesting an over-activity of dopaminergic systems in late pregnancy. The possible interpretations of these data are discussed.
Keywords
Electroretinography
Hyperprolactinemia
Dopaminergic system
Pregnancy