Cytotoxic effects of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon-γ on cultured human trophoblast are modulated by fibronectin

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 635-641

  Pijnenborg, R ^a   Luyten, C ^a   Vercruysse, L ^a   Keith Jr , J C ^b   Van Assche, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Fibronectin; Interferon ; Trophoblast; Tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBRONECTIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033910493     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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