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The biphasic nature of protein metabolism during pregnancy in the rat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

D. J. Naismith  and
B. L. G. Morgan
D. J. Naismith
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Queen Elizabeth College, London W8 7AH
B. L. G. Morgan
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition, Queen Elizabeth College, London W8 7AH
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Abstract

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1. Additional protein given to malnourished rats early in pregnancy was found to increase substantially the weight and cellularity of their foetuses and placentas at term.

2. This observation confirms the hypothesis that protein is stored in early pregnancy for use during the period of rapid foetal growth.

Type
Short Papers
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , November 1976 , pp. 563 - 566
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1976

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