Neutral amino acid transport in placental plasma membrane vesicles in the late pregnant rat. Evidence for a B 0 -like transport system

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Carbó, Neus ^a   López Soriano, Francisco J ^a   Argilés, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

amino acid; placenta; transport

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTESTINE CELL; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0343907312     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02614-0     Document Type: Article

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