CHRONIC LOW-LEVEL MATERNAL CARBON-MONOXIDE EXPOSURE AND FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
CHRONIC LOW-LEVEL MATERNAL CARBON-MONOXIDE EXPOSURE AND FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod19.1.8
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
LONGO, LD
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作者:
GARVEY, DJ;LONGO, LD
Effects on fetal growth and development of continuous exposure of pregnant rats to low level CO (30 or 90 ppm) and a low O2 atmosphere (13% O2) were investigated. While neither CO concentration induced a hematologic response in the pregnant animals, 13% O2 exposure elicited an increase in hematocrit, the number of erythrocytes and Hb concentration. Fetal body growth was unaffected by either CO concentration; however, it was reduced significantly in fetuses exposed to 13% O2. The individual organ weights were differentially affected by 90 ppm CO. The fetal brain wet weight increased 14%, whereas the lung weight decreased 24%. The brain enlargement in the 90 ppm CO fetuses was attributed to an increased water content as evidenced by decreased concentrations of brain protein, DNA, norepinephrine and serotonin and a reduced dry-wet weight ratio. The fetus in utero was affected by relatively low CO concentrations in the maternal environment.