Perinatal changes in plasma carnitine levels in 4 species of mammal
- 1 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 36 (12) , 1341
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01960085
Abstract
Plasma levels of carnitine, acetylcarnitine, and β-hydroxybutyrate rise perinatally in rats, guinea-pigs and sheep but not in rabbits. In the fetus, carnitine levels are high in rabbits and guinea-pigs but not in rats and sheep.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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