Nutrient stores in human foetal livers

1. Liver composition and hepatic nutrient stores in foetuses born to mothers belonging to a low socio-economic group of the population were determined. 2. The contribution by the liver to body-weight and the concentration of water and nitrogen in liver at different gestational ages were relatively c...

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Published inBritish journal of nutrition Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 313 - 317
Main Authors Iyengar, Leela, Apte, Sharad V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.1972
Subjects
Body Weight
Clinical and Human Nutrition
Copper - analysis
Female
Ferritins - analysis
Fetus - analysis
Folic Acid - analysis
Gestational Age
Humans
Iron - analysis
Liver - analysis
Liver - anatomy & histology
Nitrogen - analysis
Organ Size
Pregnancy
Vitamin A - analysis
Vitamin B 12 - analysis
Water - analysis
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Summary:1. Liver composition and hepatic nutrient stores in foetuses born to mothers belonging to a low socio-economic group of the population were determined. 2. The contribution by the liver to body-weight and the concentration of water and nitrogen in liver at different gestational ages were relatively constant. 3. Total iron and copper contents of the liver were in the normal reported range but the ferritin content was considerably lower in the present investigation. 4. Hepatic stores of vitamin A, vitamin B12 and folate were lower than the values that have been reported elsewhere. 5. It is suggested that inadequate stores of iron, vitamin A, vitamin B12 and folate in these infants may predispose them to the early development of some deficiency diesease.
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ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1079/BJN19720096