System and System A amino acid transporters in the feline endotheliochorial placenta
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E. E. Champion, S. J. Mann, J. D. Glazier, C. J. P. Jones, J. M. Rawlings, C. P. Sibley, and S. L. Greenwood Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Manchester, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, M13 OJH; Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT; and Academic Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Manchester, St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, M13 OJH, United Kingdom
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