Structure and permeability of human placental microvasculature

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 137-144

  Leach, Lopa ^a   Firth, J Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Cadherins; Endothelial cells; Permeability; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BLOOD VESSELS; CYTOLOGY; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ADHESION MOLECULES; CADHERIN; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; HISTAMINES; MICROVESSELS; PARACELLULAR; PERMEABILITY; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; VASCULAR PERMEABILITY;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

CADHERIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROVASCULATURE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PERMEABILITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030806847     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970701/15)38:1/2<137::AID-JEMT14>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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