Nurinnisa ÖZTÜRK, Mustafa KARA, Kadir Şerafettin TEKGÜNDÜZ, Sibel Ejder TEKGÜNDÜZ, Dilara DİLEK

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

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

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