Howells D W, Levin G E, Brown I R, Brooke O G
Hum Nutr Clin Nutr. 1984 Mar;38(2):107-11.
Plasma retinol and retinol-binding protein (RBP) were measured in 39 pre-term infants, 15 of whom were small-for-gestational age (SGA), within 48 h of birth. Retinol concentrations were inversely correlated with gestational age and birth weight, but there was no significant difference between the well grown pre-term infants and the SGA infants. RBP concentrations were not correlated with gestation or birth weight, but the values in SGA infants were significantly lower than in well grown infants (P less than 0.01). Although RBP was highly correlated with retinol in well grown infants (P less than 0.001), no such correlation was observed in SGA infants. The significance of this is discussed.
在39名早产儿出生后48小时内测定了血浆视黄醇和视黄醇结合蛋白（RBP），其中15名是小于胎龄儿（SGA）。视黄醇浓度与胎龄和出生体重呈负相关，但生长良好的早产儿与SGA婴儿之间无显著差异。RBP浓度与胎龄或出生体重无关，但SGA婴儿的值显著低于生长良好的婴儿（P小于0.01）。虽然生长良好的婴儿中RBP与视黄醇高度相关（P小于0.001），但在SGA婴儿中未观察到这种相关性。对此的意义进行了讨论。
