Folic Acid Transport to the Human Fetus Is Decreased in Pregnancies with Chronic Alcohol Exposure

BACKGROUND: During pregnancy, the demand for folic acid increases since the fetus requires this nutrient for its rapid growth and cell proliferation. The placenta concentrates folic acid into the fetal circulation; as a result the fetal levels are 2 to 4 times higher than the maternal level. Animal...

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Autores principales: Hutson, Janine R., Stade, Brenda, Lehotay, Denis C., Collier, Christine P., Kapur, Bhushan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3362577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038057

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3362577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22666445
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038057

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