...Eileen D. M. Gallery; Catherine Bean; Roslyn Grigg; Douglas M. Saunders 1. Electrolyte transport characteristics were examined in erythrocytes from 13 normal men and from two groups of women: (i) taking combined oral contraceptive preparations (O/C, n = 10), and (ii) ovulatory women (non-O/C, n...

...C. M. Perkins; K. W. Hancock; G. F. Cope; M. R. Lee 1. Urine free dopamine was estimated at predetermined points of the menstrual cycle in normal volunteer subjects and in women taking a combined oral contraceptive. 2. There was no alteration in 24 h urine dopamine during the normal menstrual cycle...

... The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society 1980 erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase I oral contraceptives menstrual cycle plasma progesterone CllnlcalSclence (1980) 58,161-164 An association between plasma progesterone and erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase I concentration in women J . P A C I O...

...J. O. Lund 1. The results of ambulatory blood pressure control in nineteen patients who were hypertensive on oral contraceptives are presented. 2. Withdrawal of the oral contraception in this group of patients reduced the average blood pressure significantly. Seven of the patients became...

...M. E. M. Stephens; I. Craft; T. J. Peters; A. V. Hoffbrand 1. There are conflicting reports regarding the effect of oral contraceptives on serum and erythrocyte folate concentrations and on folate absorption. A detailed study of this problem was therefore undertaken. 2. It was first ascertained...

.... The results were compared with those obtained in women taking oestrogen-containing oral contraceptives. 3. The development of dietary vitamin B 6 deficiency was indicated by decreased 4-pyridoxic acid excretion, increased urinary concentrations of xanthurenic acid, kynurenine and 3-hydroxykynurenine...