Abstract
Human amniotic fluids, obtained by amniocentesis at 16-24 weeks of gestation, were analyzed for epidermal growth factor (EGF) by using a heterologous radioimmunoassay. The range of EGF in 28 amniotic fluids was 0.06-1 ng/ml. Much higher levels of EGF up to 26 ng/ml, were detected in 3 amniotic fluids. Competitive binding assays and chromatography of concentrated amniotic fluids provided additional evidence for the presence of immunoreactive EGF in amniotic fluid.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 679-684 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1978 |
| Externally published | Yes |