Development and hormonal functions of the human placenta

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Guibourdenche, Jean ^a,b,c,d   Fournier, Thierry ^a,b,c   Malassiné, André ^a,b   Evain Brion, Daniele ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c PremUP   (France)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Cell fusion; Cell invasion; Differentiation; HCG; Placental growth hormone; Pregnancy hormones; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ADRENODOXIN; ANDROGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450C17; ESTROGEN; FERREDOXIN NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; GROWTH HORMONE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; INHIBIN A; LEPTIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PEPTIDE HORMONE; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RESISTIN; SCAVENGER RECEPTOR; STEROL CARRIER PROTEIN 2; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ENERGY TRANSFER; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL BLOOD; METABOLISM; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MYOMETRIUM; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FETUS;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 75949110910     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-009-0110-3     Document Type: Review

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