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This research aims to compare plasma adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine levels between hypertensive and normotensive pregnant women.

June 1, 1981BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Plasma Adrenaline, Noradrenaline and Dopamine in Pregnancy Hypertension

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DDD. A. DaveyUCL Australia MMM. F. MacnabUniversity of Cape Town

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Randomized trial measures plasma neurotransmitters in hypertensive and normotensive women, suggesting increased sympathetic activity in pregnancy hypertension.

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This research aims to compare plasma adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine levels between hypertensive and normotensive pregnant women.
Measured resting plasma adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine in nine hypertensive and seven normotensive women during the third trimester.
Conducted measurements on two successive days to assess differences between groups.
Hypertensive women had significantly higher plasma adrenaline concentrations (442 and 298 pg/ml) than normotensive women (43.9 and 61.6 pg/ml).
On Day 1, plasma noradrenaline levels were higher in hypertensive women (232 and 274 pg/ml) than normotensive women (48 and 110 pg/ml).
Dopamine levels were also significantly higher in hypertensive women (98.6 and 62.1 pg/ml) than in normotensive women (23.2 and 26.0 pg/ml) on Day 1.

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Davey et al. (1981) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a15eeda66ebfaa9bad11e29 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1981.tb01217.x

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Randomized trial measures plasma neurotransmitters in hypertensive and normotensive women, suggesting increased sympathetic activity in pregnancy hypertension.

Plasma Adrenaline, Noradrenaline and Dopamine in Pregnancy Hypertension

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