Method for the determination of the imminence of labor
US4710475A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/906
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining whether or not preterm or end-term labor is imminent which is based upon the relative elevation of the level of eosinophil major basic protein (MBP). The level of MBP in a sample of a physiological fluid of a pregnant woman is measured and the level is compared to a predetermined level indicative of the plateau gestational level of the protein.
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