Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations at Birth and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Very and Extremely Preterm Infants

• Main Authors: Maurice J. Huizing (Author), Moreyba Borges-Luján (Author), Giacomo Cavallaro (Author), Gema E. González-Luis (Author), Genny Raffaeli (Author), Pilar Bas-Suárez (Author), Jaap A. Bakker (Author), Rob M. Moonen (Author), Eduardo Villamor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Amino acids are increasingly recognized as bioactive molecules in numerous physiological and pathophysiological pathways. The non-essential amino acid glutamate is vasoactive in the rat ductus arteriosus (DA) and a decrease in its levels within the 1st days of life has been associated wi...