Production and utilization of amino acids by ovine placenta in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 274, Issue 1 37-1, 1998, Pages

  Chung, Misoo ^a   Teng, Cecilia ^a   Timmerman, Michelle ^a   Meschia, Giacomo ^a   Battaglia, Frederick C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Fetus; Glutamate; Glutamine; Glycine; Placental metabolism; Serine; Uptakes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0031909072     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1998.274.1.e13     Document Type: Article

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