Secretory characteristics and viability of human term placental tissue after overnight cold preservation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 756-761

  Cirelli, N ^a,b   Lebrun, P ^a   Gueuning, C ^b   Moens, A ^b   Delogne Desnoeck, J ^c   Dictus Vermeulen, C ^a   Vanbellinghen, A M ^b   Meuris, S ^c  

^a Campus Erasme (Bat GE)   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Explant; Placenta; Release; Viability

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXPLANT; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; TISSUE LEVEL; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0034108708     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.4.756     Document Type: Article

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