Down-regulation of placental transport of amino acids precedes the development of intrauterine growth restriction in rats fed a low protein diet.
Jansson N, Pettersson J, Haafiz A, Ericsson A, Palmberg I, Tranberg M, Ganapathy V, Powell TL, Jansson T. Down-regulation of placental transport of amino acids precedes the development of intrauterine growth restriction in rats fed a low protein diet. J Physiol. 2006 Nov 01; 576(Pt 3):935-46.