Thyroid function in anemic fetuses.
Thyroid function was studied in 75 fetal blood samples obtained by cordocentesis from red cell isoimmunized pregnancies at 18-37 weeks of gestation. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and free and total thyroxine and triiodothyronine were significantly higher than in normal controls. Furthermore, there was a significant association between the increase in TSH and the degree of fetal anemia.
Thorpe-Beeston
J G
JG
Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Nicolaides
K H
KH
Snijders
R J
RJ
Felton
C V
CV
D000740:Anemia / Q000196:embryology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D012203:Rh Isoimmunization / Q000150:complications*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000196:embryology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine