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Table 3 One-Wk fetal insulin infusion

From: Changes in fetal mannose and other carbohydrates induced by a maternal insulin infusion in pregnant sheep

Measurement

d0

d4

d7

Fetal plasma arterial insulin, ng/mL

0.26 ± 0.03

0.92 ± 0.20**

0.92 ± 0.10**

Fetal plasma arterial carbohydrates, μmol/L

 Glucose

1,338 ± 96

998 ± 76

1,201 ± 79

 Mannose

33.9 ± 2.1

18.9 ± 2.4**

16.8 ± 2.1**

 Inositol

838.2 ± 165.2

703.1 ± 144.3

673.3 ± 85.0

 Sorbitol

163.4 ± 62.7

134.2 ± 76.1

82.5 ± 27.1

 Fructose

5,751 ± 884

3,214 ± 673**

2,658 ± 538**

 Erythritol

402.1 ± 38.2

356.5 ± 32.2*

330.3 ± 32.0**

 Arabinol

193.9 ± 24.1

176.5 ± 28.4

178.3 ± 23.8

 Ribitol

153.1 ± 21.4

148.9 ± 22.0

133.9 ± 17.1

 Mannitol

69.4 ± 5.8

64.5 ± 10.0

60.1 ± 8.8

  1. Values are means ± SEM. *, ** refer to significant differences from d0; P < 0.05, 0.01, respectively, by ANOVA. n = 6.