Steroid hormones have been implicated in the modulation of several transport processes,
including conductive chloride transport in epithelial cells. Micromolar concentrations of these …

The Maxi-chloride channel was the first ion channel described by electrophysiological
methods in placenta. Because it is difficult to access a complex epithelium such as the …

Chloride transport involving conductive pathways participates in numerous epithelial
functions, such as membrane voltage maintenance, solute transport and cell volume …

Objective: Arachidonic acid has been implicated in the modulation of various transport
processes, including conductive chloride transport in brush border membranes in the human …

OBJECTIVE: Ion channels play important roles in epithelial transport, but they are difficult to
access for conventional electrophysiologic studies in intact placenta. The purpose of this …

The rate-limiting step for the maternofetal exchange of low molecular-weight solutes in
humans is constituted by transport across a single epithelial layer (syncytiotrophoblast) of …

Abstract Background/Aims: Tamoxifen has been shown to inhibit volume activated chloride
currents in many cell types. Tamoxifen has also been reported to inhibit a number of cation …

Taurine (Tau), the most abundant amino acid in fetal blood, is highly concentrated in human
placenta. During pregnancy, Tau is involved in the neurological development of the fetus …

The identification of alternative estrogen actions has been accumulating steadily over the
past two decades. Typically, these novel actions are not directly related to nuclear …

Apical membrane vesicles from human term placenta were isolated using a magnesium
precipitation technique, and the purity of the vesicles was assessed morphologically using …