Low availability of carnitine precursors as a possible reason for the diminished plasma carnitine concentrations in pregnant women
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been shown that plasma carnitine concentrations decrease markedly during gestation. A recent study performed with a low number of subjects suggested that this effect could be due to a low iron status which leads to an impairme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/10/17 |