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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 257: R350-R357, 1989;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 257, Issue 2 350-R357, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Glucose metabolism in pregnant sheep when placental growth is restricted

J. A. Owens, J. Falconer and J. S. Robinson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide Medical School, South Australia.

The effect of restricting placental growth on glucose metabolism in pregnant sheep in late gestation was determined by primed constant infusions of D-[U-14C]- and D-[2-3H]glucose and antipyrine into fetuses of six control sheep and six sheep from which endometrial caruncles had been removed before pregnancy (caruncle sheep). In the latter, placental and fetal weights were reduced, as was the concentration of glucose in fetal arterial blood. Fetal glucose turnover in caruncle sheep was only 52-59% of that in controls, largely because of lower umbilical loss of glucose back to the placenta (38-39% of control) and lower fetal glucose utilization (61-74% of control). However, fetal glucose utilization on a weight-specific basis was similar in control and caruncle sheep. Significant endogenous glucose production occurred in control and caruncle fetal sheep. Maternal glucose production and partition of glucose between the gravid uterus and other maternal tissues were similar in control and caruncle sheep. In conclusion, when placental and fetal growth are restricted, fetal glucose utilization is maintained by reduced loss of glucose back to the placenta and mother and by maintaining endogenous glucose production.


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