The effects of cocaine and nicotine on amino acid transport across the human placental cotyledon perfused in vitro

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Pastrakuljic, Aleksandra ^a   Derewlany, Lidia O ^a   Knie, Brenda ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; COCAINE; GLUTAMINE; NICOTINE; PHENYLALANINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COCAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NICOTINE; PERFUSION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033919443     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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