Connexin31-deficient trophoblast stem cells: A model to analyze the role of gap junction communication in mouse placental development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-75

  Kibschull, Mark ^a   Nassiry, Mariam ^a   Dunk, Caroline ^b   Gellhaus, Alexandra ^a   Quinn, Jennifer A ^b   Rossant, Janet ^b   Lye, Stephen J ^b   Winterhager, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexin31; Gap junction; Mouse placenta; Trophoblast stem cells; TS tumor

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 31; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; GAP JUNCTION; GIANT CELL; KNOCKOUT GENE; MARKER GENE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEM CELL; TROPHOBLAST; WILD TYPE;

MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 4043122544     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.04.037     Document Type: Article

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