title: In vitro perfusion studies of the human placenta. IV. Some characteristics of the glucose transport system in the human placenta.
abstract: In vitro perfusion studies of glucose transport in the human placenta show saturation kinetics at high glucose concentrations and competitive inhibition of glucose transfer by the nonmetablizable glucose analog 3-O-methyl-alpha-D glucopyranoside. These characteristics provide further evidence that glucose is transported by a facilitated diffusion process in the human placenta.
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008757:Methylglucosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008759:Methylglycosides / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D008757:Methylglucosides; D008759:Methylglycosides; D005947:Glucose