The Importance of Antioxidant Micronutrients in Pregnancy
Pregnancy places increased demands on the mother to provide adequate nutrition to the growing conceptus. A number of micronutrients function as essential cofactors for or themselves acting as antioxidants. Oxidative stress is generated during normal placental development; however, when supply of ant...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/841749 |