BeWo cells as in vitro model for metal transport across the placenta
Iron deficiency anaemia is a common worldwide problem which is exacerbate during pregnancy due to the increasing iron requirements of the growing fetus. BeWo cells are a choriocarcinoma-derived placental cell line that has been widely used as an in vitro model for the placenta. In this thesis the b3...
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University of East Anglia
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502200 |