Mechanism of clearance and transfer of dipeptides by perfused human placenta

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 271, Issue 3 34-3, 1996, Pages

  Adibi, Siamak A ^a   Schenker, Steven ^b   Morse, Emile ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

dipeptide hydrolysis; dipeptide transport; glutamine; glycylglutamine

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLASMA CLEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 0029816745     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.3.e535     Document Type: Article

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