Human fetal albumin synthesis rates during different periods of gestation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 997-1003

  Van Den Akker, Chris H P ^a   Schierbeek, Henk ^a   Rietveld, Trinet ^b   Vermes, Andras ^b   Duvekot, Johannes J ^b   Steegers, Eric A P ^b   Van Goudoever, Johannes B ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 53849103284     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.4.997     Document Type: Article

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