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Effect of vitamin A status at the end of term pregnancy on the saturation of retinol binding protein with retinol
Author(s) -
Vincent Sapin,
Marie C Alexandre,
Samira Chaı̈b,
J ­A Bournazeau,
Patrick Sauvant,
Patrick Borel,
B. Jacquetin,
Pascal Grolier,
Didier Lémery,
B. Dastugue,
Véronique AzaïsBraesco
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/71.2.537
Subject(s) - retinol , vitamin , retinol binding protein , pregnancy , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , biochemistry , biology , genetics
Vitamin A (retinol), which is required for normal fetal development and successful gestation, circulates in the blood bound to a specific protein, the retinol binding protein (RBP). Little is known about the transport and metabolism of this complex protein or about retinol status during normal human pregnancy.

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