The Transfer of Nutrients across the Perfused Human Placenta

  • Joseph Dancis
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Part of the Advances in Nutritional Research book series (ANUR, volume 8)

Abstract

In this discussion of in vitro perfusion of human placenta as an approach to the study of fetal nutrition I shall: (1) explain why, in recent years, we have discontinued using experimental animals and concentrated on human placenta; (2) describe the perfusion technique; (3) review our studies of two nutrients, glutamic acid and riboflavin, to illustrate the flexibility of experimental design that is possible and the type of information that can be obtained; (4) summarize the limitations and the potential of the perfusion technique as we have observed them.

Keywords

Glutamic Acid Human Placenta Fetal Circulation Perfusion Technique Fetal Lamb 
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© Plenum Press, New York 1990

Authors and Affiliations

  • Joseph Dancis
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  1. 1.New York University School of MedicineNew YorkUSA

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