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Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn 1978 pp 76–85Cite as

Placental Handling of Glucose

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Glucose is taken up by the placenta both for its own use and for onward transmission to the fetus. Fig. 1 indicates in diagrammatic form the processes which will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Maternity Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB9 2ZD, Great Britain

    H. W. Sutherland

  2. Diabetic Out-Patient Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Woolmanhill, Aberdeen, AB9 1GS, Great Britain

    J. M. Stowers

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Hytten, F.E. (1979). Placental Handling of Glucose. In: Sutherland, H.W., Stowers, J.M. (eds) Carbohydrate Metabolism in Pregnancy and the Newborn 1978. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66972-9_5

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