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Monocarboxylate transporter 8 expression in the human placenta: the effects of severe intrauterine growth restriction
26 May 2006
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormones (THs) are essential for normal fetal development, with even mild perturbation in maternal thyroid status in early pregnancy being associated with neurodevelopmental delay in children. Transplacental transfer of maternal THs is critical, with increasing evidence suggesting a role for 3,3',5-tri-iodothyronine (T3) in development and function of the placenta itself, as well as in development of the...
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