Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Abstract
The role of serotonin in the pathogenesis of hypertension which is one of the main symptoms of preeclampsia is of growing importance. The levels of serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamin or 5-HT) and its metabolite, 5-Hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) in twenty-four hour urine samples taken from severe preeclamptic and normotensive pregnant women were determined by colon chromotography and spectrophotometry. In preeclamptic pregnant women there was a significant increase in 5-HT levels (P
DOI
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Keywords
Preeclampsia, Serotonin (5-HT), 5-Hydoxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA).
First Page
141
Last Page
144
Recommended Citation
VURAL, PERVİN; AKGÜL, CEMİL; CANBAZ, MUKADDES; and YILDIRIM, ALKAN (1999) "Urinary Serotonin and 5-Hydroxyindolacetic Acid Levels in Preeclampsia," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 2, Article 12. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol29/iss2/12
