Cell Signaling Pathways Involved During Invasion and Syncytialization of Trophoblast Cells

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 361-371

  Gupta, Satish Kumar ^a   Malhotra, Sudha Saryu ^a   Malik, Ankita ^a   Verma, Sonam ^a   Chaudhary, Piyush ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

cAMP PKA signaling; cytokines and growth factors; JAK STAT; mitogen activated protein kinases; trophoblast; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SIGNALING ASSAY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MOLECULE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 84977477368     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12436     Document Type: Review

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