Abstract

The serum glycoprotein (protein-bound hexose) levels of 19 maternal and fetal pairs and 59 nonpregnant women as control were determined. The following results are obtained;
(1) The normal serum glycoprotein (protein-bound hexose) content of the Koreans (non-pregnant women: 88.7±13.8mg%) is much lower than that of the Americans (121.0±21.1mg%).
(2) The glycoprotein (protein-bound hexose) contents of the maternal and fetal serum are 110.4 15.4mg% respectively, the former being twice as much as the latter.
(3) The glycoprotein (protein-bound hexose) content of the maternal serum at the delivery is higher than that of the non-pregnant women.