Transport of amino acids through the placenta and their role

Amino Acids

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-523

  Grillo, M A ^a   Lanza, A ^a   Colombatto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glycoprotein associated transporters; Indoleamino 2,3 dioxygenase; Polyamines; Transport systems

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARGININE; GLYCOPROTEIN; NITRIC OXIDE; POLYAMINE; SODIUM ION;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HEAVY CHAIN; HUMAN; LIGHT CHAIN; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 43149096516     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-007-0006-5     Document Type: Review

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