Glycoprotein and carbohydrate binding protein expression in the placenta in early pregnancy loss

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Jeschke, U ^a   Toth, B ^b   Scholz, C ^a   Friese, K ^a,b   Makrigiannakis, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Galectin; Glycodelin; HCG; Thomsen Friedenreich; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE BINDING PROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; GALECTIN 1; GLYCOPROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; SIALYL LEWIS X ANTIGEN; TRANSFERRIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN REGULATION; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GALECTINS; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 77952090937     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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