Apoptosis in human chorionic villi and decidua during normal embryonic development and spontaneous abortion in the first trimester

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Kokawa, K ^a   Shikone, T ^a   Nakano, R ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0031888155     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90094-7     Document Type: Article

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