Maternal dietary protein deficiency decreases amino acid concentrations in fetal plasma and allantoic fluid of pigs

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 894-902

  Wu, Guoyao ^a   Pond, Wilson G ^a,b   Ott, Troy ^a   Bazer, Fuller W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fetus; Pigs; Pregnancy; Protein malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; UREA;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031957538     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/128.5.894     Document Type: Article

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