Open AccessComparing the glucose kinetics of adolescent girls and adult women during pregnancy
Author(s) -
M Thame,
Horace Fletcher,
Tameka M. Baker,
Farook Jahoor
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28635
Subject(s) - gluconeogenesis , glycogenolysis , medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , chemistry , glycogen , biology , metabolism , genetics
Fetal energy demands are met mostly from oxidation of maternally supplied glucose. In pregnant adults this increased glucose requirement is met by an increase in gluconeogenesis. It is not known, however, whether, like their adult counterparts, pregnant adolescent girls can increase gluconeogenesis-hence, glucose production.
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