Distribution and transfer pathways of antioxidant molecules inside the first trimester human gestational sac

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1452-1458

  Jauniaux, Eric ^a   Cindrova Davies, Tereza ^c   Johns, Jemma ^a   Dunster, Christina ^b   Hempstock, Joanne ^c   Kelly, Frank J ^b   Burton, Graham J ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; GLUTATHIONE; URIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DECIDUA; DETOXIFICATION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; YOLK SAC;

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; URIC ACID;

EID: 1642360860     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031332     Document Type: Article

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