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Placental metabolism: substrate requirements and the response to stress.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Oct 2016
Vaughan O R, Fowden A L
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The placenta is a dynamic, metabolically active organ with significant nutrient and energy requirements for growth, nutrient transfer and protein synthesis. It uses a range of substrates to meet its energy needs and has a higher rate of oxygen (O2 ) consumption than many other foetal and adult tissues. Placental metabolism varies with species and alters in response to a range of nutritional and endocrine signals...
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