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Response of placental amino acid transport to gestational age and intrauterine growth retardation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2007

James C. Matthews ,
Mark J. Beveridge ,
Marc S. Malandro ,
Michael S. Kilberg  and
Donald A. Novak
James C. Matthews
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA
Mark J. Beveridge
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA
Marc S. Malandro
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA
Michael S. Kilberg
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA
Donald A. Novak*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Box 100296, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296, USA
*
*Corresponding author: Dr D.A. Novak, fax + 1 352 392 2445
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , May 1998 , pp. 257 - 263
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