Transfer of steroidal and nonsteroidal compounds across guinea pig fetal membranes

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 403-412

  Goldhawk, Donna E ^a   Hobkirk, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; ESTRONE SULFATE; ESTRONE-3-GLUCURONIDE; PREGNENOLONE; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; STEROID;

AMNION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHORION; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

AMNION; ANIMALS; CHORION; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); ESTRONE; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIGS; PREGNANCY; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032522764     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980415)280:6<403::AID-JEZ4>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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