Melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM/CD146) is a critical molecule in trophoblast invasion

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-312

  Liu, Qin ^a,b   Zhao, Xin Gang ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Shen, Yi ^a   Liu, Yi Xun ^c   Yan, Xi Yun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CD146; Matrix metalloproteinase; Trophoblast invasion

Indexed keywords

CD146 ANTIBODY; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MELANOMA CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL INVASION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MOLECULAR MODEL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 2442631553     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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