Evidence from the very beginning: Endoglandular trophoblasts penetrate and replace uterine glands in situ and in vitro

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2747-2757

  Moser, G ^a   Weiss, G ^a   Gauster, M ^a   Sundl, M ^a   Huppertz, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Co culture; Endoglandular trophoblast; Implantation; Invasion; Model system; Placenta; Uterine gland

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 7; GELATINASE B; HLA G ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; COCULTURE; DECIDUA; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRAVILLOUS TROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PLACENTA; TISSUE SECTION; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84983156887     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev266     Document Type: Article

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