The syncytiotrophoblast separates the maternal and fetal blood and constitutes the primary
barrier for maternal-fetal transport. The Maxi-chloride channel from the apical membrane of …

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 …

The effect of annexins II, III and V, purified from different species, on the calcium-activated
chloride current across the stage-V to stage-VI Xenopus laevis oocyte membrane was tested …

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

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 …

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

Human placental syncytiotrophoblast (STB) is an epithelium responsible for materno-fetal
exchange. Ions play multiple roles in STB, as in other transport epithelia. We have been …

Membranes from human placenta contain proteins which inhibit the activity of
phospholipases A2 by binding to phospholipid thus impeding substrate availability. We used …

Annexin I and II are calcium binding proteins implicated in the regulation of a number of
cellular functions, including secretory processes, prolactin release and prostaglandin …

The cellular function of annexin IV was evaluated by correlating tissue expression, cellular
localization, and whole-cell electrophysiology. Immunolocalization and biochemical data …