Phenotype of cultured fetal perivascular cells from human placenta studied by scanning electron microscopy

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-86

  Challier, J C ^a   Kacemi, A ^b   Galtier, M ^a   Boucher, M ^a   Tangapregassom, M J ^a   Vervelle, C ^a   Bintein, T ^a   Espie M J ^a   Olive, G ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Culture; Endothelial cells; Human placenta; Myocytes; Pericytes; Phenotype; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FETUS; FETUS CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE CELL; PERICYTE; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UMBILICUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0031026472     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050027     Document Type: Article

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