Transport kinetics of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid in the perfused human placental lobule in vitro

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 264-270

  Nandakumaran, Moorkath ^a,c   Makhseed, Ma'asoumah ^a   Al Rayyes, Samer ^a   Sugathan, Thattaruparambil N ^b  

^a Depts of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Inst of Nephrology and Hemodialysis

Author keywords

Human placenta; In vitro; Maternal fetal exchange; Transport kinetics; Tritiated water; Aminoisobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYLPROPIONIC ACID; BALANCED SALT SOLUTION; TRITIUM OXIDE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA PERFUSION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0031771506     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026053     Document Type: Article

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