Cytogenetics and mechanisms of spontaneous abortions: Increased apoptosis and decreased cell proliferation in chromosomally abnormal villi

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 230-235

  Qumsiyeh, Mazin B ^a,b   Kim, K R ^b   Ahmed, M N ^b   Bradford, W ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY KI 67;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORION VILLUS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NICK END LABELING; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STROMA; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0034066337     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015557     Document Type: Article

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