| Literature DB >> 6439573 |
B K Samanta, N C Chandra, S Ghosh, K L Mukherjee.
Abstract
Aldose reductase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme activities were studied in human foetal brain and liver at different periods of gestation. Aldose reductase activity in liver disappears after 16 weeks of gestation whereas sorbitol dehydrogenase keeps on increasing in liver as well as in brain. In utero, some glucose metabolism may be mediated through an active sorbitol pathway in human fetuses.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6439573 DOI: 10.1007/bf01951922
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Experientia ISSN: 0014-4754