European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , January 2008

Determination of metformin transfer across the human placenta using a dually perfused ex vivo placental cotyledon model

  • Michal Kovo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Simon Haroutiunian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Noa Feldman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • ,
  • Amnon Hoffman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12065, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel. Tel.: +972 2675 7014; fax: +972 2675 7246.
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  • Marek Glezerman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Received 13 May 2006 ,Revised 1 January 2007 ,Accepted 9 January 2007.

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PII: S0301-2115(07)00080-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.01.013

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , January 2008

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