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Fetal growth retardation and lack of hypotaurine in ezrin knockout mice.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Nishimura Tomohiro, Higuchi Kei, Sai Yoshimichi, Sugita Yuki, Yoshida Yuko, Tomi Masatoshi, Wada Masami, Wakayama Tomohiko, Tamura Atsushi, Tsukita Sachiko, Soga Tomoyoshi, Nakashima Emi
Abstract excerpt
Ezrin is a membrane-associated cytoplasmic protein that serves to link cell-membrane proteins with the actin-based cytoskeleton, and also plays a role in regulation of the functional activities of some transmembrane proteins. It is expressed in placental trophoblasts. We hypothesized that placental ezrin is involved in the supply of nutrients from mother to fetus, thereby influencing fetal growth. The aim of this...
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