Fetal supply of amino acids and amino nitrogen after maternal infusion of amino acids in pregnant sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 447-453

  Jozwik, M ^a   Teng, C ^a   Battaglia, F C ^a   Meschia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonia; Fetus; Nitrogen; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS BLOOD; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; INFUSION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0032957065     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70230-9     Document Type: Article

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