Correlation between maternal and fetal plasma levels of glucose and free fatty acids

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Abstract

Correlation coefficients have been determined between the levels of glucose and FFA in maternal and fetal plasma collected at delivery. Significant correlations were obtained between the maternal and fetal glucose levels and the maternal and fetal FFA levels. From the size of the correlation coefficients and the slopes of regression lines it appears that the fetal plasma glucose level at delivery is very strongly dependent upon the maternal level whereas the fetal FFA level at delivery is only slightly dependent upon the maternal level.

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This research was supported by Public Health Service Research Grant HD-00531-05, and HD-00438-03, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Special Research Fellow supported by a grant from the Avalon Foundation.

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