TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY Fetal HDL/apoE: a novel regulator of gene expression in human placental endothelial cells
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Manuela Augsten, Hubert Hackl, Birgit Ebner, Angela Chemelli, Otto Glatter, Gunther Marsche, Uwe Lang, Gernot Desoye, and Christian Wadsack Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz; Division of Bioinformatics, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck; Center of Medical Research, Medical University of Graz; Department of Chemistry, Karl-Franzens University of Graz; and Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Fetal HDL/apoE: a novel regulator of gene expression in human placental endothelial cells.
Maternal lipoproteins have been studied extensively in human pregnancies, but little is known about the role of fetal lipoproteins. The vascularized human placenta interfaces between the mother and fetus to transfer nutrients for sustaining pregnancy. Unlike that of adults, fetal high-density lipoprotein (HDL), which is in contact with placental vessels, is characterized by a high proportion of...
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