Effect of maternal hypoglycaemia during gestation on materno-foetal nutrient transfer and embryo-foetal development : Evidence from experimental studies focused primarily on the rat
Glucose is the major energy substrate during embryogenesis and the embryo is dependent on glucose from the maternal circulation to ensure normal metabolism and growth. The placenta plays a key role in this nutrient transfer in mammals, both during embryogenesis and after the development of the chorio-allantoic placental circulation. Maternal hypoglycaemia is accompanied by foetal hypoglycaemia and
