ERYTHROCYTE TRANSKETOLASE ACTIVITY IN BLOOD OF MOTHERS, UMBILICAL CORD AND NEWBORN BABIES IN THAILAND

Simultaneous determinations of erythrocyte transketolase activity in maternal umbilical cord and newborn baby's blood of 60 full term healthy women from a low socioeconomic group of Bangkok were conducted. Forty-two percent of the women were found to be deficient as judged from thiamine pyropho...

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Published inJournal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 371 - 374
Main Authors MIGASENA, Panata, CHANGBUMRUNG, Supranee, SUPAWAN, Venus, LIMTRAKARN, Jiree
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Center for Academic Publications Japan 1974
Subjects
Erythrocytes - enzymology
Female
Fetal Blood - enzymology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - enzymology
Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology
Socioeconomic Factors
Thailand
Thiamine - blood
Thiamine Deficiency - enzymology
Thiamine Deficiency - epidemiology
Transketolase - blood
Thailand
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Summary:Simultaneous determinations of erythrocyte transketolase activity in maternal umbilical cord and newborn baby's blood of 60 full term healthy women from a low socioeconomic group of Bangkok were conducted. Forty-two percent of the women were found to be deficient as judged from thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) effect. The erythrocyte transketolase activities in umbilical cord and newborn baby's blood were significantly higher than those in maternal blood. During the neonatal period, the thiamine status was normal even though the mother was considered to have a deficiency. The importance of thiamine supplementation to lactating women is discussed.
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ISSN:0301-4800
1881-7742
DOI:10.3177/jnsv.20.371