Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10032595 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Placental amino acid exchange is altered in GDM pregnancies. Moreover, the changes observed for glutamine and glutamate in the umbilical samples suggest that in GDM the fetal hepatic production of glutamate is increased, likely as a consequence of the endocrine changes in the fetal compartment.
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Authors
Irene MD, Maria S. Nobile MD, Emanuela MD, Tatjana MD, Cecilia PhD, Stefania MD, Elena PhD, Silvano PhD, Giorgio MD,