| Selenium in pregnancy: effect of maternal drinking. | |
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PMID: 3763069 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To study the effect of drinking alcohol during pregnancy on serum selenium, selenium concentrations were measured in 41 women (ten abstinent, 31 problem drinkers) throughout pregnancy as well as in 24 nonpregnant abstinent women. In abstinent pregnant women, serum selenium decreased with advancing gestational age, a pattern not affected by moderate maternal drinking (42 to 126 g of ethanol weekly, N = 14). Seventeen women drank heavily (more than 140 g of ethanol weekly), and nine of them (53%) gave birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. The women with infants having fetal alcohol syndrome had higher (P less than 0.05) selenium levels than the abstinent controls both at the 25th to 32nd (63.3 +/- 6.2 versus 56.6 +/- 4.4 micrograms/L) and at the 33rd to 40th gestational weeks (58.6 +/- 3.4 versus 53.5 +/- 5.9 micrograms/L). The selenium levels in umbilical serum were 20 and 33% lower than in maternal serum of abstinent and drinking women, respectively. However, alcohol-damaged newborns did not demonstrate any further decrease in selenium levels. Thus, heavy maternal drinking is accompanied by increased maternal and decreased umbilical concentration of selenium. |
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Authors:
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E Halmesmäki; G Alfthan; O Ylikorkala |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Obstetrics and gynecology Volume: 68 ISSN: 0029-7844 ISO Abbreviation: Obstet Gynecol Publication Date: 1986 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1986-11-17 Completed Date: 1986-11-17 Revised Date: 2009-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401101 Medline TA: Obstet Gynecol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 602-5 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Alcohol Drinking* Female Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / blood Fetal Blood / analysis Humans Pregnancy* Selenium / blood* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7782-49-2/Selenium |
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