Transferrin in cultured human term cytotrophoblast cells: Synthesis and heterogeneity

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 177-181

  Verrijt, C E H ^a   Kroos, M J ^a   Verhoeven, A J M ^a   Van Eijk, H G ^a   Van Dijk, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Cytotrophoblast; Human; Iso transferrins; Syncytiotrophoblast; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOTOPE LABELING; PH; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; SIALYLATION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOELECTRIC POINT; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0030752029     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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