A Caution on the Use of HLA-G Isoforms as Markers of Extravillous Trophoblasts

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 305-306

  James, J L ^a   Chamley, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA G ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; OXYGEN TENSION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 40649124194     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.12.004     Document Type: Letter

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