title: The rabbit during the last third of gestation. Data concerning the whole fetus, its diaphragm and brown adipose tissue.
abstract: Total lipid, protein and glycogen concentrations were determined for the diaphragm and interscapular brown adipose tissue of fetal (22-31 days of gestation) and neonatal rabbits. In the diaphragm, protein concentration doubles and lipid concentration drops to half its initial value during the period under study; the glycogen level reaches its maximal value at 27 days, and decreases thereafter. In the brown fat, the lipid concentration rises steadily until the immediate prenatal period; the protein concentration remains steady and the glycogen is highest at 29 days of gestation. Fetal plasma glucose and insulin levels increase steadily; there exists a positive correlation between fetal plasma insulin levels and fetal body weight.
mesh_terms: D002001:Adipose Tissue, Brown / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001724:Birth Weight; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006003:Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits / Q000196:embryology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D011506:Proteins; D006003:Glycogen