title: Serum bile acids in normal pregnancy.
abstract: 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) mumol/l at 16 weeks to 6.5 (2 SD 3.7) mumol/l at term (P less than 0.005).
authors.affiliation: King George V Memorial Hospital, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts