Analogous and Unique Functions of Connexins in Mouse and Human Placental Development

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 848-854

  Kibschull, M ^a   Gellhaus, A ^b   Winterhager, E ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexins; Gap junctions; Human placenta; Mouse placenta

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 31; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; ISOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CELL INVASION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ENDOMETRIUM; GAP JUNCTION; GENE DELETION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INNER EAR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE TRANSPORT; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PLACENTA VILLUS; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEM CELL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 51249093865     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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