Invasive cytotrophoblast apoptosis in pre-eclampsia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Genbacev, Olga ^a   DiFederico, Elaine ^a   McMaster, Mike ^a   Fisher, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Cytotrophoblast; Placenta; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BLOOD FLOW; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIUM; MATERNAL BLOOD; MYOMETRIUM; NICK END LABELING; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; SYMPTOM; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0033451811     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_2.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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