The effects of maternal intake and gestational age on materno-fetal transport of vitamin C in the guinea-pig

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 485-491

  Das, S ^a   Powers, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guinea pig; Materno fetal transport; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; HEART; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; LUNG; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031793173     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114598001561     Document Type: Article

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