Abstract
This chapter focuses on the interaction between oxygen and/or substrate delivery and fetal growth. It begins with a brief review of experimental data dealing with chronic reductions in oxygen and substrate delivery. This information is then used to examine the premise that fetal growth is regulated by delivery of substrate and/or oxygen. The chapter concludes with discussion of a potential mechanism which may regulate the interaction.
This work was supported in part by the Harry W. Chandler Memorial Research Fund
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Clapp, J.F. (1992). Restricted Fetal Oxygen Supply: A Cause of Intrauterine Growth Retardation?. In: Künzel, W., Kirschbaum, M. (eds) OXYGEN: Basis of the Regulation of Vital Functions in the Fetus. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77469-0_29
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