Morphological analysis of degeneration and regeneration of syncytiotrophoblast in first trimester placental villi during organ culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 379-382

  Palmer, M E ^a   Watson, A L ^a   Burton, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Organ culture; Placenta; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA VILLUS; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030934583     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.379     Document Type: Article

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