Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The intrauterine foetal environment is crucial for its survival and long term health. Intrauterine growth retardation of the foetus is a pregnancy specific disorder which involves the restriction in the physical and or mental growth of the foetus during the course of the pregnancy. Lactate dehydrogenase is an intracellular enzyme that converts lactic acid to pyruvic acid. It has been proposed as an important marker for liver diseases, myocardial, renal, and pulmona...