Prokaryote cell biology Chapter 6: Gram Stain Dr. Amy Rogers Fall 2006 Lectures: MW Noon Office Hours: Wednesdays 9 AM Most Mondays All bacteria are Prokaryotes â¢ No nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles â¢ All are single-cell organisms â¢ Have a plasma membrane â¢ Genome is DNA â¢ Differences between prokaryotic cells & eukaryotic cells
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a liver disorder that occurs in pregnant women. Cholestasis is a condition that impairs the release of a digestive fluid called bile from liver cells. As a result, bile builds up in the liver, impairing liver function. Because the problems with bile release occur within the liver (intrahepatic), the condition is described as intrahepatic cholestasis. Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy usually becomes apparent in the third trimester of pregnancy.
An association. exists between obstetric cholestasis and oral contra-. ceptive-induced cholestasis, and the condition may. be familial (2). Although obstetric cholestasis does. not have a deleterious effect on the mother, there are. several reports of significant risk to the fetus includ-. ing prematurity, low birth weight, intrapartum as-. phyxia, and increased fetal mortality (3-5). Obstetric cholestasis is believed to be a rare con-.