RELATIONSHIP OF UMBILICAL CORD HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR (HGF) TO GESTATIONAL AGE IN NORMAL. AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES
Nader Mohamed Mohamed;
Abstract
Human growth and development refers to the process by which the fertilized ovum becomes an adult person, it includes intrauterine and extrauterine life.
Intrauterine fetal growth is known to be influenced by genetic, nutritional, hormonal and growth factors. Among these growth factors, is the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which is secreted by mesenchymal cells and elicits proliferation, motility, differentiation and morphogenesis of epithelial and other cells.
The aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between HGF and gestational age or HGF and foetal growth either in normal or complicated pregnancies.
This study was conducted on 88 neonates delivered at
El-Mataria Teaching Hospital, in the period from January
1999 to July 1999. They were 34 males and 54 female, with gestational age ranging from 26 to 42 weeks and a mean of
36.01+1.9wk.
All the neonates were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, placental examination and HGF level estimation in the cord blood using commercial kits by ELISA (supplied by international cytoscreen T.M.).
Intrauterine fetal growth is known to be influenced by genetic, nutritional, hormonal and growth factors. Among these growth factors, is the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which is secreted by mesenchymal cells and elicits proliferation, motility, differentiation and morphogenesis of epithelial and other cells.
The aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between HGF and gestational age or HGF and foetal growth either in normal or complicated pregnancies.
This study was conducted on 88 neonates delivered at
El-Mataria Teaching Hospital, in the period from January
1999 to July 1999. They were 34 males and 54 female, with gestational age ranging from 26 to 42 weeks and a mean of
36.01+1.9wk.
All the neonates were subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, placental examination and HGF level estimation in the cord blood using commercial kits by ELISA (supplied by international cytoscreen T.M.).
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| Title | RELATIONSHIP OF UMBILICAL CORD HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR (HGF) TO GESTATIONAL AGE IN NORMAL. AND COMPLICATED PREGNANCIES | Other Titles | العلاقة بين عامل النمو الكبدى فى مصل الوريد السرى والعمر الرحمى فى الحمل الطبيعى والمضاعف | Authors | Nader Mohamed Mohamed | Issue Date | 2000 |
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