Human amniotic fluid glycoproteins expressing sialyl Lewis carbohydrate antigens stimulate progesterone production in human trophoblasts in vitro

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 207-211

  Jeschke, Udo ^a   Mylonas, Ioannis ^a   Richter, Dagmar Ulrike ^b   Streu, Annett ^b   Müller, Heiner ^b   Briese, Volker ^b   Friese, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid glycoproteins; Progesterone production; Trophoblast cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PROGESTERONE; TRANSFERRIN;

AMNION FLUID; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; TROPHOBLAST;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ANTIGENS, CD15; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; TRANSFERRIN; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 8344223856     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080073     Document Type: Article

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