Comparison of amino acid concentrations in amniotic fluid from fetal neural tube defective and normal pregnancies

1980 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. Pettit ◽  
John T. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Neural Tube ◽  
Amino Acid Concentrations

730: Amniotic fluid amino acid concentrations in relation to gestational age and maternal nutrient intake in a group of pregnant women

2008 ◽  
Vol 199 (6) ◽  
pp. S208
Author(s):  
Alexandra-Maria Michaelidou ◽  
Apostolos Athanasiadis ◽  
Maria Fotiou ◽  
Athanasios Koutsos ◽  
Constantinos Leventis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Amino Acid Concentrations

scholarly journals AMINO ACID CONCENTRATIONS IN MATERNAL AND FETAL BLOOD AND IN AMNIOTIC FLUID AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF A PHENYLALANINE LOAD IN PREGNANT FASCICULARIS MONKEYS

1984 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 224A-224A
Author(s):  
Siegfried M Pueschel ◽  
Joan M Boylan ◽  
Benjamin T Jackson ◽  
George J Piasecki
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Fetal Blood ◽  
Amino Acid Concentrations

scholarly journals Amino Acid Composition of Amniotic Fluid during the Perinatal Period Reflects Mother’s Fat and Carbohydrate Intake

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2136
Author(s):  
Mitsue Sano ◽  
Haruna Nagura ◽  
Sayako Ueno ◽  
Akira Nakashima
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Carbohydrate Intake ◽  
Fluid Analysis ◽  
Habitual Diet ◽  
Dietary Content ◽  
Amino Acid Contents ◽  
Amino Acid Concentrations

Dietary content during pregnancy is important because it is necessary for the growth of the fetus. With the assumption that the nutritional status of the fetus can be monitored by measuring amino acid concentrations in the amniotic fluid, we investigated whether the habitual dietary intake of pregnant women affected the composition of the amniotic fluid and the significance of performing amniotic fluid analysis. The subjects were 34 mothers who delivered full-term babies by cesarean section. Three biological samples were collected from the mothers: blood, cord blood, and amniotic fluid. At the same time, the mothers’ prenatal nutritional intake information was also recorded. When the amino acid contents of the samples were compared with the mothers’ nutrient intake, many amino acids in the amniotic fluid were positively correlated with lipid intake, but not with protein intake. There was a negative correlation between lipid intake and carbohydrate intake, and the amino acid contents of the amniotic fluid were also negatively correlated with carbohydrate intake. The results of this study were consistent with those found in animal models, suggesting that the analysis of amniotic fluid may be a useful method to investigate the effects of habitual diet during human pregnancy on the fetus.

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