Table 7.
Steroids in fetal placenta (pmol/g) | NP | LP | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
n | 4 | 5 | |
Corticosterone (Cort) | 272.80 ± 19.63 | 148.50 ± 45.76 | 0.002# |
Dehydrocorticosterone (DH-Cort) | 309.80 ± 52.00 | 236.20 ± 43.48 | ns# |
Ratio (Cort/DH-Cort) | 0.93 ± 0.14 | 0.58 ± 0.18 | 0.014# |
Deoxycorticosterone (DOC) | 17.56 ± 4.33 | 10.17 ± 1.65 | 0.036# |
Progesterone | 44.29 ± 12.86 | 45.89 ± 8.83 | ns# |
Androstenedione | 7.94 ± 1.65 | 8.58 ± 2.24 | ns# |
Testosterone | 1.09 ± 0.43 | 0.83 ± 0.25 | ns# |
Welch's t-test.