Involvement of gap junctional communication and connexin expression in trophoblast differentiation of the human placenta

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 285-295

  Cronier, L ^a   Bastide, B ^a   Defamie, N ^a   Niger, C ^a   Pointis, G ^a   Gasc, J M ^a   Malassine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Connexin; Differentiation; Gap junction; GIJC; Human trophoblast

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035148324     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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