Chorion villosum does not express progesterone and estrogen receptors during the first trimester of pregnancy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 77-79

  Taddei, G ^a   Noci, I ^a   Periti, E ^a   Borri, P ^a   Torricelli, F ^b   Tozzi, P ^b   Moncini, D ^a   Paglierani, M ^a   Branconi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chorion villosum; Estrogen and progesterone receptors; Human placenta

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029794345     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291895     Document Type: Article

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