title: Perinatal changes in plasma carnitine levels in 4 species of mammal.
abstract: Plasma levels of carnitine, acetylcarnitine, and beta-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.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000097:blood*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D002331:Carnitine