Neurosteroid involvement in threatened preterm labour.

Sahruh Turkmen Torbjörn BäckströmYvonne Kangas FlodinMarie Bixo

Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2020)

Neurosteroid levels were unchanged in the peripheral blood of women with TPL, despite the increase in available oxytocin. Although the function of the GABAA receptor was unchanged in women with TPL, to ensure reliable results, saccadic eye velocity should be investigated during a challenge test with a GABAA receptor agonist.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
low birth weight
preterm birth
atomic force microscopy
gestational age
blood flow
preterm infants
mass spectrometry