Uptake and release of amino acids in the fetal-placental unit in human pregnancies.

OBJECTIVES:The current concepts of human fetal-placental amino acid exchange and metabolism are mainly based on animal-, in vitro- and ex vivo models. We aimed to determine and assess the paired relationships between concentrations and arteriovenous differences of 19 amino acids on the maternal and...

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Main Authors: Maia Blomhoff Holm, Nasser Ezzatkhah Bastani, Ane Moe Holme, Manuela Zucknick, Thomas Jansson, Helga Refsum, Lars Mørkrid, Rune Blomhoff, Tore Henriksen, Trond Melbye Michelsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5628923?pdf=render