Factors Involved in Regulating Trophoblast Fusion: Potential Role in the Development of Preeclampsia

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL., 2009, Pages 49-54

  Gauster, M ^a   Moser, G ^a   Orendi, K ^a   Huppertz, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytotrophoblast; Preeclampsia; Syncytiotrophoblast; Trophoblast fusion

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HORMONE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL FUSION; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 60249087830     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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