[CITATION][C] The effect of pregnancy on serum levels of creatine kinase
B King, A Spikesman, AEH Emery�- Clinica Chimica Acta, 1972 - Elsevier
B King, A Spikesman, AEH Emery
Clinica Chimica Acta, 1972•ElsevierMATERIALS AND METHODS Blood samples were collected by venepuncture from 126
women of varying periods of gestation, 33 women who were 6 weeks postpartum and 128
women of comparable age (20-40 years), who were not pregnant. All the women were
healthy, with no history of any neuromuscular disorder, None had indulged in any
unaccustomed exercise during the previous 48 h. Blood samples were obtained at the same
time of day in all groups. Mood samples were allowed to clot at 4” and were then�…
women of varying periods of gestation, 33 women who were 6 weeks postpartum and 128
women of comparable age (20-40 years), who were not pregnant. All the women were
healthy, with no history of any neuromuscular disorder, None had indulged in any
unaccustomed exercise during the previous 48 h. Blood samples were obtained at the same
time of day in all groups. Mood samples were allowed to clot at 4” and were then�…
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Blood samples were collected by venepuncture from 126 women of varying periods of gestation, 33 women who were 6 weeks postpartum and 128 women of comparable age (20-40 years), who were not pregnant. All the women were healthy, with no history of any neuromuscular disorder, None had indulged in any unaccustomed exercise during the previous 48 h. Blood samples were obtained at the same time of day in all groups.
Mood samples were allowed to clot at 4” and were then centrifuged. The serum was either assayed immediately, or stored at-20, but never for more than a few days before the assay could be carried out. SCK activity was estimated by a spectrophotomet~ c method3, and the results expressed in~ moles/min/l at 30”. All assays on both non-pregnant and pregnant women were carried out in the same laboratory under identical conditions.
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