Review: An overview of molecular events occurring in human trophoblast fusion

Placenta

Volumn 36, Issue S1, 2015, Pages S35-S42

  Gerbaud, P ^a,b   Pidoux, G ^a,b  

^a National Institute of Health Medical Research)   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cadherin; cAMP PKA signaling; Cell fusion; Connexin 43; Human trophoblast; Syncytins; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CADHERIN 11; CONNEXIN 43; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZO1; SYNCYTIN 1; SYNCYTIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TIGHT JUNCTION; TROPHOBLAST; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84924334828     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.12.015     Document Type: Review

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