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The effect of a maternal meal on fetal liver blood flow

INTRODUCTION: During the third trimester of development, the human fetus accumulates fat, an important energy reservoir during the early postnatal period. The fetal liver, perfused by the nutrient-rich and well-oxygenated blood coming directly from the placenta, is assumed to play a central role in...

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Autores principales: Opheim, Gun Lisbet, Henriksen, Tore, Haugen, Guttorm
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31188835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216176