PLASMA TOCOPHEROL AND LIPID LEVELS IN MOTHER AND UMBILICAL CORD; INFLUENCE ON BIRTH WEIGHT
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 87 (10) , 908-910
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1980.tb04447.x
Abstract
Levels of tocopherol, cholesterol and triglycerides were estimated in paired [human] maternal and umbilical cord plasma samples. The 3 constituents were significantly lower in cord plasma than in maternal plasma. Tocopherol and lipids share a common lipoprotein carrier system; the reduction observed in cord circulation could be due to the inability of the fetus to synthesize these carrier proteins. There was no relation between maternal vitamin E concentrations and infant birth weights.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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