The mechanisms and regulation of placental amino acid transport to the human foetus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-426

  Cleal, Jane K ^a   Lewis, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Foetus; Metabolism; Placenta; Transport

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 41149135078     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01662.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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