Gap junction formation and connexin distribution in pig trophoblast before implantation

Placenta

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-94

  Flechon J E ^a   Degrouard, J ^a   Flechon B ^a   Lefevre F ^b   Traub, O ^c  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 31; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; LUCIFER YELLOW; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; ENDODERM; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 9144242407     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2003.08.013     Document Type: Article

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