Nutrient transport across the placenta.
The placenta forms a selective barrier that functions to transport nutrients that are of critical use to the fetus. Nutrient transport across the placenta is regulated by many different active transporters found on the surface of both maternal and fetal facing membranes of the placenta. The presence of these transporters in the placenta has been implicated in the facilitation of nutrient diffusion and proper fetal growth. In this review, recent developments concerning nutrient transporters that regulate glucose, amino acid, fatty acid, and nucleoside transplacental movement are discussed.
Knipp
GT
The University of Kansas, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2095 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS, USA
Audus
KL
Soares
MJ