Abstract
The amount of liver fat just before birth and just after birth in the rat was determined by weighing crude fat extracted with chloroform-methanol. The liver fat in rat fetuses tended to be decreased in amount toward birth. After birth, it was remarkably increased. In fetuses retained experimentally beyond the normal gestation, it showed a slight increase. In premature newborns obtained by Caesarean section, it was increased significantly in a short period of 6hrs. after the delivery.
