Figure 4From: Differential levels of amino acid transporters System L and ASCT2, and the mTOR protein in placenta of preeclampsia and IUGR ASCT2 protein localization within the syncytiotrophoblast. ASCT2 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry in the placenta of A, full-term control, B, pre-term control, C, preeclampsia and D, intrauterine growth restriction-associated pregnancies. E, ASCT2 protein expression levels were estimated in the syncytiotrophoblast, including subcellular localization at the plasma membrane (PM), microvillus membrane (MVM), and the intracellular compartment (IC) (* P < 0.05, size bar = 40 mM).Back to article page