Hypertriglyceridemia and hypoxemia in small-for-gestational-age fetuses.
Plasma triglyceride concentration and blood oxygen tension were measured in samples obtained by cordocentesis from 35 small- and 54 appropriate-for-gestational-age fetuses at 18 to 36 weeks' gestation. In the appropriate-for-gestational-age fetuses there was an exponential decrease in plasma triglycerides with gestation. Some small-for-gestational age fetuses were hypertriglyceridemic and the degree of this biochemical disturbance was significantly correlated with the degree of fetal hypoxemia.
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
D014280:Triglycerides