Transforming growth factor-β1, -β2, -β3 and their type I and II receptors in human term placenta

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Schilling, Birte ^a   Yeh, John ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human term placenta; TGF receptors; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0033938950     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010272     Document Type: Article

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