The fibrinoids of the human placenta: Origin, composition and functional relevance

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 485-501

  Kaufmann, Peter ^a   Huppertz, Berthold ^a   Frank, Hans Georg ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood clotting; Extracellular matrix; Extravillous trophoblast; Fibrinoid; Fibronectin; Human placenta; Oncofetal antigens

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRIN; FIBRONECTIN; HEPARAN SULFATE; LAMININ; VITRONECTIN;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL SURFACE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030481385     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(96)80102-6     Document Type: Review

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