title: The significance of the relationship between serum levels of cobalamin and MCHC during pregnancy.
abstract: Cobalamin concentration and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were found to have highly significant inverse correlation with the weeks of pregnancy (respectively -.278 P < .0001 and .342 P < .00001) in 205 pregnant women. Among all haematometric parameters cobalamin concentrations during pregnancy only correlates with MCHC (P < .01). This datum seems to indicate an influence of B12 on erythropoiesis which adequate the concentration of haemoglobin to circulatory modifications of pregnant women.
authors: Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Siena.
authors: N G
authors: NG
authors: Carretti
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Eremita
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Paternoster
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Pellizzari
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Porcelli
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Grella
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood*; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D014805:Vitamin B 12