Research Article

A Mathematical Model Relating Pitocin Use during Labor with Offspring Autism Development in terms of Oxytocin Receptor Desensitization in the Fetal Brain

Table 2

Values of k for the concentration of Pitocin that is added in 1 minute for the indicated Pitocin infusion rates, IR, and the indicated maternal weights.

IR (mU/min)k (160 lb) pg/mlk (128 lb) pg/ml

104354
2085106
30128160
40170213
50213266