Relationship of maternal protein turnover and lean body mass during pregnancy and birth length

Epidemiological evidence shows that small size at birth is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic disease in adult life. We have examined the relationships between size at birth and maternal body composition and protein turnover in normal pregnant women. A group...

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Main Authors: Duggleby, Sarah L. (Author), Jackson, Alan A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2001-07.
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