Regulation of β-catenin mRNA and protein levels in human villous cytotrophoblasts undergoing aggregation and fusion in Vitro: Correlation with E-cadherin expression

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-68

  Getsios, S ^a   Chen, G T C ^a   MacCalman, C D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CATTLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0034066849     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/reprod/119.1.59     Document Type: Article

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