TY - JOUR T1 - Serum levels of immune globulins in postmaturity JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 222 LP - 224 DO - 10.1136/adc.49.3.222 VL - 49 IS - 3 AU - C. Papadatos AU - D. Alexiou AU - G. Papaevangelou AU - H. Petropoulos AU - J. Mendris Y1 - 1974/03/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/49/3/222.abstract N2 - Immunoglobulins G, A, and M were measured in the serum of 32 term and 59 postmature newborns and their respective mothers. Duration of pregnancy was judged by calculated gestational age, placental pathological findings, and clinically recognizable signs of postmaturity. IgA levels were higher and IgG levels were lower in postmature babies and their respective mothers than in term newborns and their mothers. IgM levels were similar in the two groups studied. ER -