Sonographic visualization of normal-size ovaries during pregnancy

Three-dimensional sonographic measurement of normal fetal brain volume during the second half of pregnancy.

OBJECTIVES This study was undertaken to develop a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound method of measuring fetal brain volume. STUDY DESIGN Serial 3D sonographic measurements of fetal brain volume were made in 68 normal singleton pregnancies at 18 to 34 weeks of gestation. A comparison was made with fetal brain volume estimates from two-dimensional (2D) sonographic measurement of head circumfere...

Sonographic measurement of renal size in normal Indian children.

OBJECTIVES To determine the renal size in normal Indian children by sonography. SETTINGS Pediatric teaching hospital, Mumbai, India. DURATION 1.5 years. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. PARTICIPANTS 1000 normal Indian children aged 1 month to 12 years. METHODS Sonographic assessment of renal size (length, width and thickness) was performed using Philips real time mechanical...

Relative expression of proprotein convertases in rat ovaries during pregnancy

BACKGROUND Proprotein convertases are a family of serine proteinases that are related to bacterial subtilisin and yeast kexin. They are involved in posttranslational processing of the precursors of a vast number of cellular proteins. With the exception of PC1/3, the relative expression levels of the proprotein convertases in the ovary during pregnancy have not been reported. The purpose of this...

P-183: TGF-? Level and Insulin Resistance during Normal Pregnancy

Closing volume during normal pregnancy.

Serial lung function studies were performed in ten healthy, primiparous women aged 21--28. Measurements were made at two-monthly intervals during pregnancy and included functional residual capacity (FRC), total lung capacity (TLC), vital capacity (VC), specific conductance (SGaw) and closing volume (CV) on each occasion. Closing volume expressed as formular: (see text), showed a progressive ris...