Hui Sau Lei Raydi. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-82). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (English and Chinese) --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.1 / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.2 / LIST OF TABLES --- p.3 / LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS --- p.4 / Chapter I. --- Introduction and Objectives --- p.5-8 / Chapter II. --- Literature review --- p.9 / Chapter II.A --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone --- p.9 / Chapter II.A.1. --- Structure of Corticotrophin-releasing hormone --- p.9-10 / Chapter II.A.2. --- Corticotrophin releasing hormone and normal Physiology --- p.11 / Chapter II.A.2.a. --- Pituitary-adrenal axis --- p.11-12 / Chapter II.A.2.b. --- Role of Pituitary-adrenal axis --- p.12 / Chapter II.A.3. --- Placental Corticotrophin releasing hormone --- p.13 / Chapter II.A.3.a. --- Origin --- p.13 / Chapter II.A.3.b. --- Physiology --- p.14 / Chapter II.A.3.C. --- Normal pregnancy --- p.15 / Chapter II.A.3.d. --- Association with human parturition --- p.16 / Chapter II.A.3.e. --- Association with preterm delivery and other abnormal pregnancy outcomes --- p.17-18 / Chapter II.B. --- Alpha-fetoprotein --- p.19 / Chapter II.B.1. --- Physiology --- p.19-20 / Chapter II.B.2. --- Maternal alpha-fetoprotein levels in the second trimester --- p.21-22 / Chapter III : --- Materials & Method --- p.23 / Chapter III.A. --- Study population --- p.23-24 / Chapter III.B. --- Sample collection and Analysis --- p.25 / Chapter III.C. --- Corticotrophin releasing hormone radioimmunoassay --- p.26 / Chapter III.C.l.a. --- Theoretical basis for radioimmunoassay --- p.26-27 / Chapter III.C.l.b. --- Vycor extraction of maternal plasma samples --- p.28-30 / Chapter III.C.l.c. --- Standard curve --- p.31-32 / Chapter III.C.l.d. --- Antisera --- p.33 / Chapter III.C.1.e. --- Tracer --- p.34-35 / Chapter III.C.l.f. --- HPLC Tracer Purification --- p.36-37 / Chapter III.C.l.g. --- Separation of bound from unbound Cortico- trophin-releasing hormone: second antibody --- p.38 / Chapter III.C.1.h. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone radio- immunoassay procedure --- p.39 / Chapter III.C.2. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone reagents --- p.40-41 / Chapter III.C.3. --- Estimation of Corticotrophin-releasing hormone extraction recovery --- p.42 / Chapter III.C.4. --- Sample dilution --- p.43 / Chapter III.D. --- Alpha-fetoprotein: microparticle enzyme immunoassay --- p.44 / Chapter III.D.1. --- Principles --- p.44 / Chapter III.D.2. --- Reaction Process --- p.45-46 / Chapter III.D.3. --- MEIA Optical Assembly --- p.47 / Chapter III.D.4. --- Operation --- p.47 / Chapter III.D.5. --- Alpha-fetoprotein reagents --- p.48 / Chapter III.D.6. --- Sample Dilution --- p.49 / Chapter III.D.7. --- Inter-assay and Intra-assay Variation --- p.50-52 / Chapter III.E. --- Data handling --- p.53 / Chapter III.F. --- Statistical Analysis --- p.53 / Chapter IV: --- Results --- p.54 / Chapter IV.A. --- Demographic Data --- p.55-57 / Chapter IV.B. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone levels --- p.58 / Chapter IV.B.1. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone levels increases as gestation advances --- p.58 / Chapter IV.B.2 --- The association between the plasma Corticotrophin releasing hormone levels and the time to delivery --- p.59 / Chapter IV.B.3 --- Elevated Corticotrophin-releasing hormone levels among the preterm group --- p.60 / Chapter IV.B.4. --- Corticotrophin releasing hormone levels and history of threatened abortion --- p.61 / Chapter IV.C. --- Alpha-fetoprotein levels --- p.62 / Chapter IV.C.1. --- Alpha-fetoprotein levels and gestational age --- p.62 / Chapter IV.C.2. --- Alpha-fetoprotein levels and preterm labour --- p.63 / Chapter V: --- Discussion --- p.64-65 / Chapter V.A. --- Importance of dating --- p.64 / Chapter V.B. --- Diagnosis of preterm labour --- p.64-65 / Chapter V.C.1. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone and labour --- p.65-66 / Chapter V.C.2. --- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone and infection --- p.66-67 / Chapter V.C.3. --- Diurnal rhythm of Corticotrophin-releasing hormone --- p.67 / Chapter V.C.4. --- Laboratory assays of Corticotrophin-releasing hormone --- p.68 / Chapter V.D. --- Alpha-fetoprotein and labour --- p.69-70 / Chapter VI. --- Reference --- p.71-82
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322866 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Contributors | Hui, Sau Lei Raydi., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Surgical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vi, 82 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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