Effect of Subadequate Maternal Vitamin-A Status on Placental Transfer of Retinol and Beta-Carotene to the Human Fetus

Neonatology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 230-234

  Dimenstein, R ^a   Trugo, N M F ^a   Donangelo, C M ^a   Trugo, L C ^a   Anastacio A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Maternal fetal transfer; Placenta; Retinol; Vitamin A status; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SERUM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0029919563     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000244315     Document Type: Article

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