Placental folate transport and binding are not impaired in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction

Placenta

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 588-593

  Bisseling, T M ^a   Steegers, E A P ^b   van den Heuvel, J J M ^a   Siero, H L M ^a   van de Water, F M ^a   Walker, A J ^a   Steegers Theunissen, R P M ^a,b   Smits, P ^a   Russel, F G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; ALBUMIN; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MICROVILLUS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 2542511470     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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