Placental glucose transfer: a human in vivo study.

Placental glucose transfer: a human in vivo study.

The placental transfer of nutrients is influenced by maternal metabolic state, placenta function and fetal demands. Human in vivo studies of this interplay are scarce and challenging. We aimed to establish a method to study placental nutrient transfer in humans. Focusing on glucose, we tested a hypo...

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Main Authors: Ane M Holme, Marie Cecilie P Roland, Bjørg Lorentzen, Trond M Michelsen, Tore Henriksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4334523?pdf=render

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