Fig. 3.

Effect of chronic fetal anemic hypoxemia on fetal hormone concentrations. Fetal arterial plasma levels of norepinephrine (A) and insulin (B) were not significantly different between control (solid bars; n = 7) and anemic (open bars; n = 11) fetuses. C: cortisol increased over the course of the study, such that in the anemic fetuses, it was significantly higher at the end compared with their baseline (P < 0.05). D: glucagon increased over the course of the study such that in the anemic fetuses, it was significantly higher at the end compared with their baseline, as well as on the final day being higher than controls (P < 0.05). Mean ± SEs are plotted. Statistical analysis was done through mixed-model ANOVA. *P < 0.05 between indicated values.