title: Plasma levels of vitamin D metabolites in fetal and pregnant ewes.
abstract: The plasma concentrations of calcium; inorganic phosphorus; 25-hydroxyvitamin D; 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D; and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were determined in sheep maternal and fetal arterial circulations. In addition, plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D were determined simultaneously across the uterine and umbilical circulations. Fetal arterial levels of calcium (r = 0.560); inorganic phosphorus (r = -0.095); and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (r = 0.040) were significantly higher than and did not correlate with maternal arterial levels. Maternal levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were significantly higher than and correlated (r = 0.693) with fetal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. No significant difference existed between maternal and fetal arterial levels of 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. No significant difference was detected in the concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D across the uterine or umbilical circulations.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood; D002117:Calcitriol / Q000097:blood; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D; D010758:Phosphorus; D002117:Calcitriol; D002112:Calcifediol; D002118:Calcium