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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Inherit Metab Dis. 2010 Jun 22;34(1):57–65. doi: 10.1007/s10545-010-9141-3

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Maternofetal transfer of homocysteine. Schematic representation of the involvement of transport mechanisms systems L, A and y+L in the maternofetal transfer of Hcy across the human placenta. The scheme includes the possibility that as yet uncharacterised mechanisms may also be involved, denoted as carrier ‘?’. AA Amino acid