In Vitro Models Using the Human Placenta to Study Fetal Exposure to Drugs

Over the recent years there has been a gradual rise in the use of pharmaceuticals during pregnancy. Knowledge on placental drug transfer and metabolism has increased during the past decades as well. Investigation of the transplacental transfer of any therapeutically useful drug is essential to the u...

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Main Authors: Michal Kovo M.D., Ph.D., Abraham Golan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMRH.S974