Over 40 years ago, Dieckmann and Michel reported that vascular reactivity to the pressor
effects of a vasoactive agent (crude vasopressin) is greater in preeclamptic than in …

This article reviews the hormones, both steroid and polypeptide, which are secreted by the
placenta. Among protein hormones produced, human placental lactogen is considered in …

… Casey, M Linette PhD; MacDonald, Paul C. MD …

I. Introduction THE purpose of this review is to examine four separate but related issues that
we believe are important for an overall understanding of progesterone secretion, metabolism…

… MacDonald PC 1979 Determinants of the rate of estrogen … Aiman EJ, Edman CD, Worley
RJ, Vellios F, MacDonald PC … Edman CD, MacDonald PC 1978 Effect of obesity on conversion …

Human pregnancy is characterized by a blunted pressor responsiveness to vasopressor
substances. This was first reported by Dieckmann and Michel in 1937 in experiments in which …

… T and then compare the relative magnitudes of A/pc• and v. •T. The maximum radial velocities
are reached during the early history when the rate of heat production in a column of unit …

The rate of influx of helium 4 from the earth's crust into the atmosphere is about 2 � 10 6 atoms
cm −2 sec −1 . The average rate of thermal escape averaged over the last solar cycle is 6 …

Diverse selective pressures have contributed to the evolution of the varied social groups of
carnivores: the benefits of strength of numbers for defence of kills and territory, and in the …

… TGF-p was one of the first agents we tested (Casey et al., 1993b) as a naturally occurring
antiprogestin (Casey and MacDonald, 1993b, 1994). We … MLCasey and PCMacDonald …