Leucine sources for the rat fetus

Placenta

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-82

  Beckman, D A ^a   Brent, R L ^b   Lloyd, J B ^b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; ISOTOPE LABELING; MATERNAL PLASMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; YOLK SAC;

EID: 0031048938     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(97)90074-6     Document Type: Article

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