Functional Expression of the Human Neonatal Fc-receptor, hFcRn, in Isolated Cultured Human Syncytiotrophoblasts

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 507-515

  Szlauer, R ^a   Ellinger, I ^a   Haider, S ^a   Saleh, L ^a   Busch, B L ^a   Knofler M ^a   Fuchs, R ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

2 Microglobulin; Human neonatal Fc receptor; Human placental IgG transport; Human syncytiotrophoblast

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; FC RECEPTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION;

BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, FC; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 67349150684     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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