Computational modelling of amino acid exchange and facilitated transport in placental membrane vesicles

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 365, Issue , 2015, Pages 352-364

  Panitchob, N ^a   Widdows, K L ^b,c   Crocker, I P ^b,c   Hanson, M A ^d   Johnstone, E D ^b,c   Please, C P ^e   Sibley, C P ^b,c   Glazier, J D ^b,c   Lewis, R M ^a,d   Sengers, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Antiport; Carrier model; Membrane transport

Indexed keywords

SERINE; AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID; NUMERICAL MODEL; SODIUM; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA PROCESSING; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICHAELIS MENTEN KINETICS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TIME; TRANSPORT VESICLE;

AMINO ACIDS; FACILITATED DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SERINE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORT VESICLES;

EID: 84913534345     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.10.042     Document Type: Article

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