We just published a correction to our study on the physiology of late-gestation fetuses exposed to high lipid levels. After the original publication, we realized the Oil Red O staining had been done incorrectly — so we went back and redid the work.
It turns out, the story is even more interesting than we thought.
We confirmed that lipids accumulate in the liver of fetuses given a week of intravenous Intralipid — but we also discovered significant lipid buildup in the heart and lungs. These findings deepen our understanding of how excess circulating lipids affect fetal development in the final weeks before birth.
Find this correction at Clinical Science and PubMed.
