Factors that affect placental retinol transfer in preterm infants and mothers with retinoldeficiency

Authors

KADİR ŞERAFETTİN TEKGÜNDÜZ
DİLARA DİLEK
MUSTAFA KARA
NURİNNİSA ÖZTÜRK
SİBEL EJDER TEKGÜNDÜZ

DOI

10.55730/1300-0144.5315

Abstract

Background/aim: The retinol level and retinol delivery to the placenta may vary depending on various factors involving the mother and newborn. The present study evaluates the factors affecting retinol levels in newborns and the transplacental retinol passage in preterm newborns. Materials and methods: In this prospective cohort study, the retinol and retinol binding protein (RBP) in the umbilical cord blood of 44 preterm infants with a gestation age of

Keywords

Preterm infant, retinol, placenta

First Page

294

Last Page

302

Recommended Citation

TEKGÜNDÜZ, KADİR ŞERAFETTİN; DİLEK, DİLARA; KARA, MUSTAFA; ÖZTÜRK, NURİNNİSA; and TEKGÜNDÜZ, SİBEL EJDER (2022) "Factors that affect placental retinol transfer in preterm infants and mothers with retinoldeficiency," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 52: No. 2, Article 3. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.5315
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol52/iss2/3