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Glucose metabolism was studied in low birth weight (LBW) infants before any oral feeding was given. We have measured glucose utilization using a stable isotope dilution technique and calculated glucose oxidation from oxygen consumption and carbondioxide production measured with open circuit indirect calorimetry. Birth weight of the infants ranged from 1.29-2.26 kg, gestational age from 32-39 weeks. Results are shown in the table.
The discrepancies between glucose utilization and glucose oxidation suggest that in some LBW infants substrates other than glucose are oxidized, and in some infants not all utilized glucose is oxidized.
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Van Asselt, W., Baarsma, R., Chapman, T. et al. METABOLISM OF GLUCOSE IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORN INFANTS IN THE FIRST HOURS OF LIFE. Pediatr Res 22, 231 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198708000-00105
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198708000-00105