The effect of Ramadan fasting on maternal serum lipids, cortisol levels and fetal development

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Dikensoy, Ebru ^a   Balat, Ozcan ^a   Cebesoy, Bahar ^a   Ozkur, Ayhan ^a   Cicek, Hulya ^a   Can, Gunay ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Fasting; Fetal development; Maternal lipids; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; FASTING; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ISLAM; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; PREGNANCY; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 58149203571     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-008-0680-x     Document Type: Article

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