Placenta Number

AIB level (mg/l)

Relative Contribution (%)

Diffusion *(Mean ± S.D.)

Active Transport

CONTROL (n = 7)

12

10

43 ± 13

57

21

20

37 ± 15

63

23

100

24 ± 13

76

26

20

71 ± 11

29

26

100

58 ± 10

42

39

10

26 ± 13

72

37

10

8 ± 6

92

**Mean ± S.E.

39 ± 16

38 ± 8

62

ETHANOL (n = 9)

22

20

45 ± 15

55

22

100

26 ± 14

74

23

100

47 ± 7

53

35

10

25 ± 4

76

35

40

32 ± 13

68

28

20

42 ± 18

58

31

100

28 ± 14

72

34

10

41 ± 11

59

36

1

31 ± 13

69

Mean ± S.E.

46 ± 14

35 ± 3

65

P value

0.75

0.71

0.70