[Relative growth of the pancreas in the human fetus].
The relative growth of the pancreas was studied in 30 human fresh fetuses of known age (ranging from 2nd to 3rd trimesters) by using of the allometric method (Y = a X b). The weight of the pancreas (in grams) was correlated to the fetal parameters of maturity: age (in weeks), crown-rump length (in millimeters) and fetus weight (in grams). The growth of the weight of the pancreas presented positive allometry relative to gestational age and C-R length (b = 4.16 and 3.90 respectively), and light positive allometry relative to the weight of the fetuses (b = 1.15). These data are important today because non invasive methods like ultrasonography make possible to investigate the normal prenatal growth of several organs.
Hospital Universitàrio Pedro Ernesto, Departamento de Anatomia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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Mandarim-de-Lacerda
D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size / Q000502:physiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000196:embryology*
Croissance relative du pancréas chez le foetus humain.