Serum bile acids in normal pregnancy
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 98 (6) , 540-543
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1991.tb10367.x
Abstract
Summary. Serum bile acid levels were measured in a longitudinal study of 56 women throughout normal pregnancy. Postprandial levels of serum bile acids were measured at each visit. Mean serum bile acid levels increased significantly from 5.3 (2 SD 3.4) μmol/l at 16 weeks to 6.5 (2 SD 3.7) μmol/l at term (P < 0.005).Keywords
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