Changes in cerebrospinal fluid neurochemistry during pregnancy
Altemus M, Fong J, Yang R, Damast S, Luine V, Ferguson D. Changes in cerebrospinal fluid neurochemistry during pregnancy. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 56: 386-392. PMID: 15364035, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenCerebrospinal fluidCSF prolactinElective cesarean sectionHealthy nonpregnant womenCerebrospinal fluid neurochemistryLevels of prolactinCesarean sectionNonpregnant womenBrain GABACSF levelsNeurohormonal systemsBrain neurotransmittersCSF glutamateHomovanillic acidPregnancyBrain functionProlactinWomenPlasma samplesCSF oxytocinAminobutyric acidAlters regulationAnxietyNorepinephrine