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    Blood myo-inositol concentrations in preterm and term infants
    (Springer Nature, 2021-02) Brion, Luc P.; Phelps, Dale L.; Ward, Robert M.; Nolen, Tracy L.; Hallman, N. Mikko K.; Das, Abhik; Zaccaro, Daniel J.; Ball, M. Bethany; Watterberg, Kristi L.; Frantz, Ivan D., III.; Cotten, C. Michael; Poindexter, Brenda B.; Oh, William; Lugo, Ralph A.; Van Meurs, Krisa P.; O’Shea, T. Michael; Zaterka-Baxter, Kristin M.; Higgins, Rosemary D.; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Objective: To describe relationship between cord blood (representing fetal) myo-inositol concentrations and gestational age (GA) and to determine trends of blood concentrations in enterally and parenterally fed infants from birth to 70 days of age. Design/methods: Samples were collected in 281 fed or unfed infants born in 2005 and 2006. Myo-inositol concentrations were displayed in scatter plots and analyzed with linear regression models of natural log-transformed values. Results: In 441 samples obtained from 281 infants, myo-inositol concentrations varied from nondetectable to 1494 μmol/L. Cord myo-inositol concentrations decreased an estimated 11.9% per week increase in GA. Postnatal myo-inositol concentrations decreased an estimated 14.3% per week increase in postmenstrual age (PMA) and were higher for enterally fed infants compared to unfed infants (51% increase for fed vs. unfed infants). Conclusions: Fetal myo-inositol concentrations decreased with increasing GA. Postnatal concentrations decreased with increasing PMA and were higher among enterally fed than unfed infants.