Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor and its receptor c-met: Localisation and expression in the human placenta throughout pregnancy

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 459-467

  Clark, D E ^a   Smith, S K ^a   Sharkey, A M ^a   Sowter, H M ^a   Charnock Jones, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE RECEPTOR; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DRUG ACTIVITY; EMBRYO; FETUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029832637     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510459     Document Type: Article

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