Perinatal Changes in Plasma Carnitine Levels in 4 Species of Mammal

Overview

Journal Experientia

Specialty Science

Date 1980 Dec 15

PMID 7202635

Citations 2

Authors

P Hahn

D Seccombe

M E TOWELL

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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.

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