Human placenta and fetal membranes express nerve growth factor mRNA and protein

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-341

  Toti, Paolo ^a,b   Ciarmela, P ^a   Florio, P ^a   Volpi, N ^a   Occhini, R ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gestation; Growth factor; Immunohistochemistry; Immunology; PCR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PEPTIDE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 33745223483     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344105     Document Type: Article

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