Mitotic polyploidization in trophoblast giant cells of the alpaca

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-108

  Klisch, K ^a   Bevilacqua, E ^b   Olivera, L V M ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO   (Peru)

Author keywords

Camelid; Genome multiplication; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOME NOR; CYTOKINESIS; DNA CONTENT; GENOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; GIANT CELL; MAMMAL; MICROSCOPY; MITOSIS; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYPLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; MITOSIS; PLACENTA; POLYPLOIDY; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644937682     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091099     Document Type: Article

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