Q38 - Corticotropin Releasing Hormone in Pregnancy and Amphibian Development
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a. In women who deliver prematurely, CRH levels show a steep rise towards the third trimester.
b. High concentration of CRH at 30 weeks of pregnancy could indicate the need to induce labour.
c. CRH concentration of about 20 pmol/dm3 at mid-pregnancy may require provision of special incubator for likely premature birth.
d. Condition II most likely represents the physiology of tadpoles in a pond that is shrinking due to lack of rain.