Pregnancy increases urinary loss of carnitine and reduces plasma carnitine in Korean women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 685-691

  Cho, Sang Woon ^a   Cha, Youn Soo ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Gestation; Plasma; Pregnant women; Trimesters; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTERIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PREGNANCY; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; FETUS BLOOD; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; URINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CARNITINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KOREA; LIPIDS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 24344462272     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041403     Document Type: Article

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