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FRUCTOSE has been reported to occur in the fœtal fluids of a variety of animals, and it has been implied that this sugar is present generally in mammalian fœtuses1. However, the earlier claim that fructose occurs in the human fœtus2 has been refuted3. The problem has been re-investigated here during a comparative study of carbohydrate metabolism and related disease problems in the new-born.
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GOODWIN, R. Fœtal Fructose in Various Mammals. Nature 170, 750 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170750a0
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