Homocysteine transport by systems L, A and y+L across the microvillous plasma membrane of human placenta

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4001-4013

  Tsitsiou, Eleni ^a   Sibley, Colin P ^a   D'souza, Stephen W ^a   Catanescu, Otilia ^b   Jacobsen, Donald W ^b,c   Glazier, Jocelyn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOBICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTANE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARGININE; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEUCINE; METHIONINE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFUR 35;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; MICROVILLUS; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TRANSPORT VESICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITION CONSTANT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM A; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM Y+; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM Y+L; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MICROVILLI; PLACENTA;

EID: 68949158226     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.173393     Document Type: Article

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