Figure 1.
The transport proteins present on the syncytiotrophoblast that are involved in the transfer of folate to the fetal circulation.
Table 1.
Demographic information on alcohol-using women included in this study and fetal parameters. (n = 23).
Figure 2.
Scatter-plot of the fetal to maternal (F∶M) folate ratios as measured in cord blood and maternal blood, respectively, at the time of delivery.
Figure 3.
Corresponding maternal and fetal folate concentrations at the time of delivery in pregnancies with (A) heavy alcohol exposure and (B) in controls.
Figure 4.
Mean (± SEM) cord and maternal plasma folate concentrations at the time of delivery in alcohol-abusing women and controls.
*p<0.05 for a two-tailed paired t-test. **p<0.05 for a two-tailed independent t-test.