Maternal–Fetal nutrient transport in pregnancy pathologies: The role of the placenta

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 16153-16185

  Brett, Kendra Elizabeth ^a,b   Ferraro, Zachary Michael ^c   Yockell Lelievre, Julien ^d   Gruslin, Andrée ^c,d   Adamo, Kristi Bree ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fatty acids; Fetal growth; Glucose; Maternal; Placental transport; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CD36 ANTIGEN; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; FATTY ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 3; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; S6 KINASE; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; TAURINE TRANSPORTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUBERIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

CELL MEMBRANE; DIET RESTRICTION; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACRONUTRIENT; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OBESITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; OBESITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84907221219     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150916153     Document Type: Review

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