Localisation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and its receptor (c-met) protein and mRNA in human term placenta

Growth Factors

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 133-139

  Kilby, M D ^a   Afford, S ^b   Li, X F ^a   Strain, A J ^b   Ahmed, A ^a   Whittle, M J ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatocyte Growth Factor; met proto oncogene; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENCHYME CELL; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTO ONCOGENE; STROMA CELL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0029954055     PISSN: 08977194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08977199609034573     Document Type: Article

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