GLASSER, STANLEY R., CHARLES WRIGHT, AND ROBERT M. HIEYSSEL. Transfer of iron acrm the placenta and f&d membranes in the rat. Am. J. Physiol. 215(l) 2051-210. 1968.-The rate of accumulation and distribution of “gFe in the fetus, placenta, and accessory tissues was studied at different stages of gestation following iv injection of zgFe. There is a steady increase in percent of SgFe and in the to...

During late gestation, although maternal adipose tissue lipolytic activity becomes enhanced, lipolytic products cross the placenta with difficulty. Under fasting conditions, free fatty acids (FFA) are used for ketogenesis by the mother, and ketone bodies are used as fuels and lipogenic substrates by the fetus. Maternal glycerol is preferentially used for glucose synthesis, saving other gluconeo...

In pregnant mothers maternal diabetes happens when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin, soblood glucose increases in the mother and then in the fetus, resulting in several injuries in neonates. Thisstudy was conducted to evaluate the effects of maternal diabetes on fetal cerebrum. Sixteen adult female rats were divided in two equal groups. Diabetes was induced in one group by alloxan. Bo...