Mohamed S A, Mizutani S, Itakura A, Kuno N, Salem H T, Mostafa S A, Kurauchi O, Kikkawa F, Tomoda Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
Horm Metab Res. 1996 Mar;28(3):147-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-979148.
The relation between placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP) activity in maternal sera and umbilical artery waveforms (systolic/diastolic ratio, S/D) obtained by pulsed Doppler has been examined by cross-sectional study in 26 normal pregnancies during weeks 26-38. A negative correlation was seen to exist suggesting that P-LAP may have a role in the regulation of uteroplacental blood flow.
