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. 2008 Mar 6;586(Pt 9):2393–2403. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149237

Table 1.

Mean (±S.E.M.) levels of circulating hormone, metabolite and gas variables in the saline and leptin-infused fetuses before (pre-infusion: mean values for days −1 and 0) and on the fifth day of infusion (day 5)

Saline (n = 6) Leptin (n = 6)
Pre-infusion Day 5 Pre-infusion Day 5
Blood pH 7.37 ± 0.01 7.37 ± 0.01 7.36 ± 0.01 7.36 ± 0.01
Blood Inline graphic (mmHg) 20.0 ± 0.2  19.7 ± 0.7  18.5 ± 1.1  18.8 ± 0.7 
Blood Inline graphic (mmHg) 52.0 ± 2.0  52.8 ± 1.7  55.7 ± 0.8  55.3 ± 0.9 
Blood O2 saturation (%) 60.0 ± 2.7  53.2 ± 3.7  54.2 ± 3.7  52.6 ± 1.0 
Blood haemoglobin (g dl−1) 10.1 ± 0.4  10.1 ± 0.8  10.5 ± 0.2  10.6 ± 0.3 
Blood O2 content (mm) 3.75 ± 0.12 3.28 ± 0.10 3.53 ± 0.25 3.46 ± 0.09
Plasma glucose (mm) 0.69 ± 0.07 0.66 ± 0.08 0.71 ± 0.06 0.60 ± 0.07
Plasma lactate (mm) 1.30 ± 0.12 1.36 ± 0.12 1.49 ± 0.10 1.37 ± 0.06
Plasma insulin (ng ml−1) 0.19 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.01 0.26 ± 0.03 0.17 ± 0.03
Plasma cortisol (ng ml−1) 9.2 ± 2.7 11.9 ± 2.8  11.8 ± 2.6  11.6 ± 3.6 
Plasma T3 (ng ml−1) 0.19 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.03 0.15 ± 0.03 0.16 ± 0.02
Plasma T4 (ng ml−1) 88.2 ± 7.2  89.7 ± 8.7  92.1 ± 11.5 95.3 ± 8.9 
Plasma adrenaline (pg ml−1) 62.7 ± 15.4 89.8 ± 10.8 67.1 ± 6.6  94.6 ± 23.6
Plasma noradrenaline (pg ml−1) 712 ± 126 623 ± 119 1065 ± 271  939 ± 176