title: Amino acid nutrition across the placenta.
abstract: The placenta participates by metabolism, and not simply by transport to and from the fetus, in providing fetal needs for several amino acids, including leucine, glutamine, glutamate, serine, and glycine.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Christensen
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids