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SERUM FREE FATTY ACIDS, INSULIN AND BLOOD GLUCOSE IN PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14926.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 8, pages 592–596, August 1978
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Taylor, G. O., Modie, J. A., Agbedana, E. O. and Akande, E. O. (1978), SERUM FREE FATTY ACIDS, INSULIN AND BLOOD GLUCOSE IN PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 592–596. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb14926.x
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Summary
Blood glucose, serum insulin and free fatty acid levels were determined in 60 pregnant and 44 non-pregnant women. The mean blood glucose level was significantly lower in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women but there were no significant changes during pregnancy. The mean serum insulin and free fatty acid levels were not significantly different from the levels for the nonpregnant women, there was also no significant change in their mean levels throughout pregnancy.