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Taurine Concentration in the Perinatal Period
Author(s) -
Zaima Koji
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1984.tb01809.x
Subject(s) - taurine , medicine , excretion , breast milk , urine , endocrinology , urinary system , cord blood , cord , zoology , biochemistry , amino acid , chemistry , surgery , biology
A study was made on the concentration of taurine in the cord blood, maternal serum, breast milk, urinary excretion and plasme of the same mothers and newborns. The results showed that the taurine content in maternal serum taken within 24 ours of delivery was 117.3 n mol/ml and that of cord blood was 303.5 n mol/ml giving a ratio of 1:2.6. The taurine in breast milk on day 1 and 2 was low but there was a daily increase and on teh 7th day its average became 381.8 n mol/ml. The urinary excretion of taurine in teh newborn was 6,222 n mol/ml before the initial feeding on the 1st day. A gradual decrease was noted and on the 5th day it was 1/15 of tat of the first day. Plasma taurine of the newborn was 186.7 n mol/ml on the first day decreasing to 85.2 n mol/ml on the 5th day. There was a lesser tendency for taurine in the plasma and urine to decrease in the breast fed as compared with those on formulas.