Amino acids in amniotic fluid in the 15th-16th weeks of gestation and preterm labor

Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine | March 1, 2007| | Copyright

Abstract

Objective. To investigate amino acids in amniotic fluid collected at the time of genetic amniocentesis.

Methods. We analyzed 128 fluids from the 15th week of gestation and 53 from the 16th week of gestation from normal pregnancies, and eight in the 15th week and seven in the 16th week from pregnancies that lead to preterm deliveries. We calculated the mean values for each week and the ratios between each pair of amino acids. The data for both groups (normal and preterm delivery) were compared.

Results. The most abundant amino acid in both groups was alanine. The comparisons of the ...

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