Villous trophoblast of human placenta: A coherent view of its turnover, repair and contributions to villous development and maturation

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1213-1224

  Mayhew, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Differentiation; Extrusion; Placental villi; Proliferation; Recruitment; Repair; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; FIBRIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIVISION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DESMOSOME; EPITHELIZATION; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MEMBRANE FUSION; MITOSIS; NICK END LABELING; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; SYNCYTIUM; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE REPAIR; TROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHORIONIC VILLI; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034777187     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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