Are human placental bed giant cells merely aggregates of small mononuclear trophoblast cells? An ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 496-504

  Al Lamki, R S ^a   Skepper, J N ^a   Burton, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell aggregate; Human; Immunocytochemistry; Placental bed giant cell; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CYTOKERATIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; DESMOSOME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAP JUNCTION; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0033053303     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.496     Document Type: Article

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