Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effects of Decidual Prolactin on Amnio-Chorion Water Permeability

  • Chapter
Placenta as a Model and a Source

  • 54 Accesses

Abstract

Pregnancy in most mammals involves the exchange of gases with, the supply of nutrients to, and the removal of metabolic waste from the developing embryo or fetus in utero, through the intervention of the placenta. These “mechanical” functions of the placenta seem more or less known. However, the hormonal role of this organ is still a matter of much debate.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Jeffcoate, T.N.A. and Scott, J.S. (1959) Polyhydramnios and oligohydramnios. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 80, 77 – 86.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Potter, E.L. (1965) Bilateral absence of ureters and kidney. A report of 50 cases. J. Obst. Gyn. Brit. Cwlth. 25, 3 – 12.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Lingwood, B.E. and Wintour, E.M. (1983) Permeability of ovine amnion and amniochorion to urea and water. Obstet. Gynecol. 61, 227 – 232.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Stangenberg, M., Vaclavincova, V. and Persson, B. (1982) Amniotic fluid volumes in pregnant diabetics during the last trimester. Acta Obstet. Gynecol. Scand. 61, 313 – 316.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Lockett, M.F. and Nail, B.A. (1965) A comparative study of the renal actions of growth hormone and prolactin. J. Physiol. 180, 147 – 156.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Chadwick, A. (1966) Prolaetin-like activity in the pituitary glands of fishes and amphibians. J. Endocrinol. 35, 75 – 81.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Mainoya, J.R. (1975a) Further studies on the action of prolactin on fluid and ion absorption by the rat jejunum. Endocrinology 96, 1158 – 1164.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Mainoya, J.R. (1975b) Effects of bovine growth hormone, human placental lactogen and ovine prolactin on intestinal fluid and ion transport in the rat. Endocrinology 96, 1165 – 1170.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Tyson, J.E. (1982) The evolutionary role of prolactin in mammalian osmoregulation: effects on fetoplacental hydromineral transport. Semin. Perinatol. 6, 216 – 228.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Bern, H.A. and Nicoll, C.S. (1968) The comparative endocrinology of prolactin. Recent Prog. Horm. Res. 24, 681 – 720.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    G. H. Mulder

Authors
  1. G. H. Mulder
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Endocrinology, Immunology, and Nutrition, INEP, Zemun, Yugoslavia

    Olga Genbačev

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

    Arnold Klopper

  3. SCIP Research Unit, University of London, London, UK

    Rebecca Beaconsfield

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1989 Plenum Press, New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Mulder, G.H. (1989). Effects of Decidual Prolactin on Amnio-Chorion Water Permeability. In: Genbačev, O., Klopper, A., Beaconsfield, R. (eds) Placenta as a Model and a Source. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0823-2_11

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0823-2_11

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4612-8100-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4613-0823-2

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation