Human decidual stromal cells express α-smooth muscle actin and show ultrastructural similarities with myofibroblasts

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1599-1605

  Oliver, C ^a   Montes, M J ^a   Galindo, J A ^a   Ruiz, C ^a   Olivares, E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decidual stromal cell; Desmin; Myofibroblast; Vimentin; smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; DESMIN; PROGESTERONE; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MYOFIBROBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033034129     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.6.1599     Document Type: Article

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