Differentiation of trophoblast endocrine cells

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 277-289

  Soares, M J ^a   Chapman, B M ^a   Rasmussen, C A ^a   Dai, G ^a   Kamei, T ^a   Orwig, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN C; STEROID MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE CELL; GIANT CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029886751     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90051-X     Document Type: Note

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