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MATERNAL‐FETAL CALCIUM RELATIONSHIPS IN MAN
Author(s) -
Tan Christine M.,
Raman A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1972.sp002137
Subject(s) - calcium , fetus , ionic bonding , significant difference , diffusion , pregnancy , chemistry , andrology , medicine , biology , ion , physics , thermodynamics , genetics , organic chemistry
The total and ionic calciuim levels of maternal and fetal sera were determined and a small concentration difference for ionic calcium was found to exist between these sera. It is suggested that this difference could be accounted for by a process of simple diffusion.