IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 22 / Issue 1 / pii/1995009

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Original Research

The role of beta-endorphin in pregnancy and delivery

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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine, Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
2 Serbian Academy or Sciences and Arts Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3 Institute of Anatomy School of Medicine Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 1995, 22(1), 43–46;
Published: 10 March 1995
Abstract

This paper deals with beta-endorphin determination in 20 autopsy specimens of human fetal and neonatal pancreas, as well as m the placental tissue specimens of the same feto­placental units, by means of radioimmunoassay (RIA - Nichols Institute). Peripheral blood sam­ples of 10 healthy non-gravids were taken as controls. Our results present a marked increase of beta-endorphin levels with the progression of gestation, reaching a peak of 3960pg/ g at term. The data obtained indicate that beta-endorphin plays an important role in pregnancy and delivery regulation.

Keywords
Beta-endorphin
fetal and neonatal pancreas
pregnancy and delivery regulation
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