A Re-appraisal of the Morphophenotype and Basal Lamina Coverage of Cytotrophoblasts in Human Term Placenta

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-219

  Jones, C J P ^a   Harris, L K ^a   Whittingham, J ^a   Aplin, J D ^a   Mayhew, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cytokeratin 7 immunolocalisation; Cytotrophoblast; Electron microscopy; Stereology; Villous trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHORION VILLUS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STEREOLOGY; SYNCYTIUM; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TERM BIRTH; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 38649123333     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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