Alcohol
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 657-666 , December 2008

Chronic binge ethanol-mediated acidemia reduces availability of glutamine and related amino acids in maternal plasma of pregnant sheep

  • Jayanth Ramadoss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Highway 60, Boulevard VMA, Room 332, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • Michael E. DeBakey Institute, Texas A&M University, Highway 60, Boulevard VMA, Room 332, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • ,
  • Guoyao Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science and Faculty of Nutrition, Texas A&M University, Highway 60, Boulevard VMA, Room 332, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • ,
  • Timothy A. Cudd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Highway 60, Boulevard VMA, Room 332, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • Michael E. DeBakey Institute, Texas A&M University, Highway 60, Boulevard VMA, Room 332, College Station, TX 77843, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-979-862-1972; fax: +1-979-845-6544.

Received 4 March 2008 ,Revised 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 18 August 2008.

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 Supported by grant AA10940 to TAC from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

PII: S0741-8329(08)00306-6

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.08.008

Alcohol
Volume 42, Issue 8 , Pages 657-666 , December 2008

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