L-methionine placental uptake: Characterization and modulation in gestational diabetes mellitus

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1492-1507

  Araújo, João R ^a   Correia Branco, Ana ^a   Ramalho, Carla ^b   Gonçalves, Pedro ^a   Pinho, Maria J ^a   Keating, Elisa ^a   Martel, Fátima ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João   (Portugal)

Author keywords

gestational diabetes; l methionine; placenta; transport

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; CARBON 14; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; L TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; L TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; LEPTIN; METHIONINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

GESTATIONAL DIABETES; L-METHIONINE; PLACENTA; TRANSPORT;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL LINE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INSULIN; KINETICS; LARGE NEUTRAL AMINO ACID-TRANSPORTER 1; LEPTIN; METHIONINE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84880372266     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113488442     Document Type: Article

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