Water-electrolyte balance in overmature fetuses.
The water and electrolyte contents of various fetal and maternal tissues were studied at the final stage of embryogeny and during prolonged pregnancy. The data indicate that the placenta in prolonged pregnancy can act as a depot organ for water and sodium.
Aizman
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Department of Physiology, Pedagogical Institute, Novosibirsk, USSR.
Elkova
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Kolesnikov
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Glazirin
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011273:Pregnancy, Prolonged / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium