Transthyretin-thyroid hormone internalization by trophoblasts

Placenta

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 716-718

  Landers, K A ^a   Li, H ^a   Subramaniam, V N ^b   Mortimer, R H ^c   Richard, K ^a,c  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endocytosis; Thyroid hormone; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MEGALIN; PREALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERNALIZATION; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84882454582     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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