Proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis in villous trophoblast at 13-41 weeks of gestation (including observations on annulate lamellae and nuclear pore complexes)

Placenta

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 407-422

  Mayhew, T M ^a   Leach, L ^a   McGee, R ^a   Wan Ismail, W ^a   Myklebust, R ^b   Lammiman, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOLUS; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0033168846     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.1999.0399     Document Type: Article

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