Enzyme-histochemically detectable glucose-6-phosphatase is present in thorion laeve trophoblasts of human fetal membranes

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 363-368

  Matsubara, Shigeki ^a   Sato, Ikuo ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Fetal membrane; Glucose; Glucose 6 phosphatase; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; LEAD;

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0034121898     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004180000144     Document Type: Article

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