Third trimester fetal growth and measures of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in umbilical venous blood at term

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Spencer, John A D ^a,c   Chang, Tou C ^a   Crook, David ^b   Proudler, Anthony ^b   Felton, Carl V ^b   Robson, Stephen C ^a   Hauesler, Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; Fetal growth retardation; Ultrasonography; Umbilical venous blood

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; PROINSULIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIPID METABOLISM; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031398117     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.76.1.F21     Document Type: Article

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