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Nutrient transporter expression in both the placenta and fetal liver are affected by maternal smoking
25 Feb 2019
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INTRODUCTION: The placenta controls nutrient transfer between mother and fetus via membrane transporters. Appropriate transplacental passage of nutrients is essential for fetal growth and development. We investigated whether transporter transcript levels in human placenta-liver pairs from first and early second trimester pregnancies exhibit gestational age- or fetal sex-specific profiles and whether these are...
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