Immunofluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy and immuno-electron microscopic identification of keratins in human materno-foetal interaction zone

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 735-748

  Ahenkorah, J ^a   Hottor, B ^a   Byrne, S ^a   Bosio, P ^b   Ockleford, C D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorionic villi; Keratin immunofluorescence; Materno foetal interaction; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; KERATINS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 65249164456     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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