Live cell image analysis of cell-cell interactions reveals the specific targeting of vascular smooth muscle cells by fetal trophoblasts

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 314, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1455-1464

  Hamzic, E ^a   Cartwright, J E ^b   Keogh, R J ^b   Whitley, G StJ ^b   Greenhill, D ^a   Hoppe, A ^a  

^a Medical Imaging Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cell interaction; Image analysis; Placenta; Pregnancy; Trophoblast; Vascular smooth muscle cell

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 40949154242     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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