Mechanism of glucose transport across the human and rat placental barrier: A review

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 145-152

  Takata, Kuniaki ^a   Hirano, Hiroshi ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Glucose transporter GLUT1; Glucose transporter GLUT3; Human; Placental barrier; Rat

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FACINGS; GLUCOSE; RATS;

GAP-JUNCTIONS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER GLUT1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER GLUT3; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTERS; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOODS; PLACENTAL BARRIER; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

CELL MEMBRANES;

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CELL JUNCTION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030842464     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970701/15)38:1/2<145::AID-JEMT15>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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