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Amniotic fluid thymosin alpha 1 levels increase during gestation.

Welch RA, Lee HH, Sokol RJ, Mutchnick MG

American journal of reproductive immunology and microbiology : AJRIM1 Jul 1988Cited by 4 (Europe PMC)

PMID3202234 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1111/j.1600-0897.1988.tb00210.x (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-03202234
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Natural levels measured2

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    Amniotic fluid thymosin alpha‑1 levels were higher than newborn serum levels.

    In plain wordsNatural thymosin alpha‑1 levels in amniotic fluid were higher than in newborn blood.

    Peptide
    Thymosin alpha-1
    Outcome
    IncreaseAmniotic fluid thymosin alpha 1 versus newborn serum
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Newborn serum
    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation

    Source sentences

    Summary
    In this investigation, we used a microenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to assay amniotic fluid for immunoreactive thymosin alpha 1 and found levels that were remarkably higher than newborn serum levels (P less than 10(-4].

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  2. 02HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    Amniotic fluid thymosin alpha‑1 levels increased with fetal age, following a natural logarithmic curve.

    In plain wordsNatural thymosin alpha‑1 levels in amniotic fluid rose as the pregnancy advanced.

    Peptide
    Thymosin alpha-1
    Outcome
    IncreaseAmniotic fluid thymosin alpha 1 with fetal age
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Immune response · Immune and inflammation

    Measurements

    Correlation coefficient r
    0.838 r
    amniotic fluid thymosin alpha 1 versus fetal age

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The increase of thymosin alpha 1 in amniotic fluid with fetal age was natural logarithmic (r = 0.838, P less than 10(-6].

    This result measures the body's own Thymosin alpha-1. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 3Current

    10 Oct 2026, 08:55 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:03 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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