Leptin promotes cell proliferation and survival of trophoblastic cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Magariños, María Paula ^a   Sánchez Margalet, Víctor ^b   Kotler, Mónica ^a   Calvo, Juan Carlos ^a,c   Varone, Cecilia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Growth factors; Leptin; Mechanisms of hormone action; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LEPTIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 33846863124     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.051391     Document Type: Article

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