Estimating fetal cholesterol synthesis rates by cord blood analysis in intrauterine growth restriction and normally grown fetuses

Estimating fetal cholesterol synthesis rates by cord blood analysis in intrauterine growth restriction and normally grown fetuses

Abstract Background Cholesterol is an essential component in human development. In fetuses affected by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), fetal blood cholesterol levels are low. Whether this is the result of a reduced materno-fetal cholesterol transport, or due to low fetal de novo synthesis ra...

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Main Authors: Ulrich Pecks, Verena Bornemann, Anika Klein, Laura Segger, Nicolai Maass, Ibrahim Alkatout, Christel Eckmann-Scholz, Mohamed Elessawy, Dieter Lütjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
Subjects:
IUGR
FGR
Fetal growth rates
Fetal nutrition
Placental sterol transfer rates
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-019-1117-1

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