Effects of branched-chain amino acids on placental amino acid transfer and insulin and glucagon release in the ovine fetus

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 487-495

  Józwik, Maciej ^a   Teng, Cecilia ^b   Wilkening, Randall B ^b   Meschia, Giacomo ^b   Tooze, Janet ^c   Chung, Misoo ^b   Battaglia, Frederick C ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Division of Perinatal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Branched chain amino acids; Competitive inhibition; Ovine fetus; Placental transport; Umbilical amino acid uptake; Uterine amino acid uptake

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ISOLEUCINE; LACTIC ACID; LEUCINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GLUCAGON RELEASE; INFUSION; INSULIN RELEASE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0034891641     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.116096     Document Type: Article

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