L-arginine transport by the microvillous plasma membrane of the syncytiotrophoblast from human placenta in relation to nitric oxide production: Effects of gestation, preeclampsia, and intrauterine growth restriction

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 747-751

  Ayuk, P T Y ^a,c   Theophanous, D ^a   D'Souza, S W ^a   Sibley, C P ^b   Glazier, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOMOGENATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROVILLUS; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0036169291     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.2.8204     Document Type: Article

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