Syncytial nuclear aggregates in normal placenta show increased nuclear condensation, but apoptosis and cytoskeletal redistribution are uncommon

Placenta

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 449-455

  Coleman, S J ^a,b   Gerza, L ^a,b   Jones, C J P ^a,b   Sibley, C P ^a,b   Aplin, J D ^a,b   Heazell, A E P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytoskeletal proteins; Syncytial bridges; Syncytial knots; Syncytiotrophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTIN; BETA ACTIN; CYTOKERATIN; GAMMA ACTIN; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; EUCHROMATIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; NEWBORN; PHENOTYPE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIAL NUCLEAR AGGREGATE; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; SYNCYTIUM;

ACTINS; APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TUBULIN;

EID: 84876291994     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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