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NITROGEN RETENTION IN PREGNANCY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb12919.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 79, Issue 9, pages 777–781, September 1972
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Johnstone, F. D., MacGillivray, I. and Dennis, K. J. (1972), NITROGEN RETENTION IN PREGNANCY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 79: 777–781. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb12919.x
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Summary
Nitrogen balance studies were performed in 21 primigravida who were eating their usual diets in the third trimester. The mean apparent nitrogen retention was 1.17 g. per day. This figure tends to contradict the belief that large amounts of protein are laid down as stores by the mother in pregnancy.