Amino acid interconversions in the fetal-placental unit: The animal model and human studies in vivo

Pediatric Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 148-154

  Cetin, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; LEUCINE; SERINE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LAMB; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0035144328     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200102000-00004     Document Type: Review

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