The transfer, of cocaethylene across the human term placental cotyledon perfused in vitro

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 215-219

  Simone, Carmine ^a   Byrne, Bridgette M ^b   Derewlany, Lidia O ^a   Oskamp, Marilynne ^b   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cocaethylene; in vitro perfusion; placental transfer

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOCOCAINE; PHENAZONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FETOTOXICITY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NEUROTOXICITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031104653     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00009-9     Document Type: Article

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