Differential gene expression of TGF-β isoforms and TGF-β receptors during the first trimester of pregnancy at the human maternal-fetal interface

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-56

  Ando, Noriko ^a   Hirahara, Fumiki ^a   Fukushima, Jun ^a   Kawamoto, Susumu ^a   Okuda, Kenji ^a   Funabashi, Toshiya ^a   Gorai, Itsuo ^a   Mlnaguchi, Hlroshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human maternal fetal interface; TGF receptor mRNA; TGF 1, 2, and 3 mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DECIDUALIZATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0031802398     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00388.x     Document Type: Article

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