Fat cell size--body weight correlation in newborn.
Authors investigated the mean diameter of fat cells in 30 newborns weighing between 1500 g and 5400 g. A gradual increase of the mean diameter paralleling the body weight was observed. The highest values of the mean diameter exceeding 180 mu were found in overweight newborns from diabetic mothers.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics