Hyaluronate and CD44 expression patterns in the human placenta throughout pregnancy

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 131-140

  Marzioni, D ^a   Crescimanno, C ^b   Zaccheo, D ^c   Coppari, R ^a   Underhill, C B ^d   Castellucci, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CD44; Human placenta; Hyaluronan; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANTIGENS, CD44; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035224664     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1623     Document Type: Article

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