Metabolic adaptations in pregnancy and their implications for the availability of substrates to the fetus

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue , 2000, Pages S47-S51

  Herrera, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Gestation; Gluconeogenesis; Lipolysis; Lipoprotein lipase; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; KETONE BODY; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CATABOLISM; CHILDBIRTH; DIET RESTRICTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOGENESIS; LIPOLYSIS; LIVER; MAMMARY GLAND; METABOLISM; MILK PRODUCTION; NEWBORN; NUTRIENT; PREGNANCY; SUCKLING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RATS;

EID: 0034038883     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600984     Document Type: Article

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