L-arginine erythrocyte transport increases during pregnancy and immediately postpartum

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 572-575

  Galão, Adriani O ^a   Pinheiro Da Costa, Bartira E ^a   D'Avila, Domingos O L ^a   Poli De Figueiredo, Carlos E ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acid transporters; Cohort studies; Membrane transporters; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 4444257696     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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