Genes, development and evolution of the placenta

Placenta

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Cross, J C ^a   Baczyk, D ^b   Dobric, N ^b   Hemberger, M ^a   Hughes, M ^a   Simmons, D G ^a   Yamamoto, H ^a   Kingdom, J C P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR EOMES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ERR2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT PROTEIN;

BRANCHING MORPHOGENESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL TYPE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; TROPHOBLAST; ADULT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037997467     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.2002.0887     Document Type: Review

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