Regulation of growth and function of the human placenta

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 263-268

  Rama, S ^a   Rao, A Jagannadha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Growth factors; Hormones; Placenta; Plastin; Regulated growth; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PEPTIDE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; STEROID HORMONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TELOMERASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL HORMONES; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142243303     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026076219126     Document Type: Review

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