Trisomy 21- Affected placentas highlight prerequisite factors for human trophoblast fusion and differentiation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 475-482

  Malassiné, André ^a,b,c   Frendo, Jean Louis ^a,b,c   Evain Brion, Danièle ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c PremUP   (France)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; hCG; Human placenta; Syncytin; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZO1; SYNCYTIN 1; SYNCYTIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUSION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TRISOMY 21; TROPHOBLAST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

HUMAN ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS W;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CONNEXINS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 77950350163     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082766am     Document Type: Article

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