Insulin action on the human placental endothelium in normal and diabetic pregnancy

The placental endothelium is unique among the entire human vasculature. The blood enriched in oxygen and nutrients is transported in the veins, whereas the arteries contain deoxygenated blood coming from the fetus. The placental vasculature has to develop rapidly to ensure adequate supply of the fet...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Current vascular pharmacology Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 460
Main Authors:	Hiden, Ursula, Lang, Ingrid, Ghaffari-Tabrizi, Nassim, Gauster, Martin, Lang, Uwe, Desoye, Gernot
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United Arab Emirates 01.10.2009
Subjects:	Diabetes Mellitus - metabolism Endothelium, Vascular - physiopathology Ephrin-B2 - metabolism Female Humans Hyperglycemia - metabolism Insulin - physiology Maternal-Fetal Exchange Neovascularization, Physiologic Placenta - blood supply Placenta - metabolism Pregnancy Pregnancy in Diabetics - metabolism Pregnancy in Diabetics - physiopathology Pregnancy Trimester, Third Receptor, Insulin - metabolism
ISSN:	1875-6212, 1875-6212
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!