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Objectives. To determine whether labor is associated with alterations of the levels of soluble c-kit ligand (sKL) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in maternal plasma and umbilical cord blood. Methods. The sKL and ET-1 levels were investigated in umbilical cord and maternal plasma on the day of delivery in 18 pregnant women with vaginal delivery during labor, 18 non-pregnant women and 9 pregnant women before cesarean delivery, using an ELISA assay. Results. Umbilical cord plasma sKL levels were significantly higher than the maternal plasma in both types of delivery (p=0.0001, p |
