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Atrial natriuretic factor concentration in normal, growth-retarded, anemic, and hydropic fetuses. 1994

Y Ville, and A Proudler, and A Abbas, and K Nicolaides

Harris Birthright Research Center for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital Medical School, United Kingdom.

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to establish a reference range with gestation for plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic factor in fetal blood and to examine whether the concentration is altered in fetal anemia, acidemia, or hydrops. METHODS Atrial natriuretic factor was measured in umbilical venous blood taken by cordocentesis from pregnancies complicated by red blood cell isoimmunization (n = 17), intrauterine growth retardation (n = 12), and hydrops fetalis (n = 20) and from controls (n = 66). Additionally, maternal blood atrial natriuretic factor concentration was measured in 40 uncomplicated pregnancies. RESULTS In the control group detectable levels were found from 16 weeks onward, and the fetal plasma atrial natriuretic factor concentration did not change with gestation. In anemic, acidemic, and hydropic fetuses the concentration was higher than in controls. CONCLUSIONS Fetuses are capable of producing atrial natriuretic factor under physiologic conditions, and the concentration is increased appropriately in pathologic states.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009320	Atrial Natriuretic Factor	A potent natriuretic and vasodilatory peptide or mixture of different-sized low molecular weight PEPTIDES derived from a common precursor and secreted mainly by the HEART ATRIUM. All these peptides share a sequence of about 20 AMINO ACIDS.	ANF,ANP,Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,Atrial Natriuretic Peptides,Atriopeptins,Auriculin,Natriuretic Peptides, Atrial,ANF (1-126),ANF (1-28),ANF (99-126),ANF Precursors,ANP (1-126),ANP (1-28),ANP Prohormone (99-126),ANP-(99-126),Atrial Natriuretic Factor (1-126),Atrial Natriuretic Factor (1-28),Atrial Natriuretic Factor (99-126),Atrial Natriuretic Factor Precursors,Atrial Natriuretic Factor Prohormone,Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (1-126),Atrial Pronatriodilatin,Atriopeptigen,Atriopeptin (1-28),Atriopeptin (99-126),Atriopeptin 126,Atriopeptin Prohormone (1-126),Cardiodilatin (99-126),Cardiodilatin Precursor,Cardionatrin I,Cardionatrin IV,Prepro-ANP,Prepro-CDD-ANF,Prepro-Cardiodilatin-Atrial Natriuretic Factor,Pro-ANF,ProANF,Proatrial Natriuretic Factor,Pronatriodilatin,alpha ANP,alpha-ANP Dimer,alpha-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,beta-ANP,beta-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,gamma ANP (99-126),gamma-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,Natriuretic Peptide, Atrial,Peptide, Atrial Natriuretic,Peptides, Atrial Natriuretic,Prepro ANP,Prepro CDD ANF,Prepro Cardiodilatin Atrial Natriuretic Factor,Pro ANF,alpha ANP Dimer,alpha Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,beta ANP,beta Atrial Natriuretic Peptide,gamma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D005260	Female		Females
D005312	Fetal Blood	Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via the PLACENTA. The cord blood is blood contained in the umbilical vessels (UMBILICAL CORD) at the time of delivery.	Cord Blood,Umbilical Cord Blood,Blood, Cord,Blood, Fetal,Blood, Umbilical Cord,Bloods, Cord,Bloods, Fetal,Bloods, Umbilical Cord,Cord Blood, Umbilical,Cord Bloods,Cord Bloods, Umbilical,Fetal Bloods,Umbilical Cord Bloods
D005315	Fetal Diseases	Pathophysiological conditions of the FETUS in the UTERUS. Some fetal diseases may be treated with FETAL THERAPIES.	Embryopathies,Disease, Fetal,Diseases, Fetal,Embryopathy,Fetal Disease
D005317	Fetal Growth Retardation	Failure of a FETUS to attain expected GROWTH.	Growth Retardation, Intrauterine,Intrauterine Growth Retardation,Fetal Growth Restriction,Intrauterine Growth Restriction
D005319	Fetal Hemoglobin	The major component of hemoglobin in the fetus. This HEMOGLOBIN has two alpha and two gamma polypeptide subunits in comparison to normal adult hemoglobin, which has two alpha and two beta polypeptide subunits. Fetal hemoglobin concentrations can be elevated (usually above 0.5%) in children and adults affected by LEUKEMIA and several types of ANEMIA.	Hemoglobin F,Hemoglobin, Fetal
D005865	Gestational Age	The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of FERTILIZATION. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated from the onset of the last MENSTRUATION which is about 2 weeks before OVULATION and fertilization. It is also estimated to begin from fertilization, estrus, coitus, or artificial insemination.	Embryologic Age,Fetal Maturity, Chronologic,Chronologic Fetal Maturity,Fetal Age,Maturity, Chronologic Fetal,Age, Embryologic,Age, Fetal,Age, Gestational,Ages, Embryologic,Ages, Fetal,Ages, Gestational,Embryologic Ages,Fetal Ages,Gestational Ages
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man