Open AccessPlacental Growth Response to Maternal Insulin in Early Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn,
Larraine Presley,
Stephen Myers,
Patrick M. Catalano
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-3281
Subject(s) - pregnancy , insulin , medicine , obstetrics , endocrinology , biology , genetics
The sensitivity of the placenta to maternal insulin remains controversial. Early pregnancy may be a time of increased placental sensitivity to maternal insulin because insulin receptors are abundant on the syncytiotrophoblast in the first trimester but are far fewer at term.
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