Placenta Number

AIB level (mg/l)

Percent Maternal Uptake

(Mean ± S. D.)

Uptake Ratio (Um/Uf)

*(Mean ± S. D.)

CONTROL (n = 6)

21

20

83 ± 4

4.2 ± 1.7

23

100

48 ± 43

3.7 ± 6.5

26

20

58 ± 3

1.4 ± 0.5

26

100

61 ± 4

1.6 ± 0.3

26

200

61 ± 5

1.6 ± 0.3

27

10

77 ± 2

3.3 ± 0.2

**Mean ± S. E.

75 ± 30

65 ± 5

2.6 ± 0.5

ETHANOL (n = 10)

13

40

76 ± 5

3.3 ± 1.0

22

20

75 ± 4

3.1 ± 0.8

22

100

68 ± 4

2.2 ± 0.4

23

100

61 ± 8

3.3 ± 5.2

28

20

73 ± 9

3.0 ± 1.0

31

100

66 ± 9

2.1 ± 0.8

34

10

59 ± 29

2.1 ± 1.3

35

10

76 ± 9

3.8 ± 2.0

35

40

55 ± 8

1.3 ± 0.4

36

10

49 ± 2

1.0 ± 0.1

Mean ± S. E.

45 ± 12

55 ± 3

2.5 ± 0.3

P value

0.30

0.84

0.84