Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Characterization of Maternal Myofibroblasts in the Bovine Placenta around Parturition

Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Characterization of Maternal Myofibroblasts in the Bovine Placenta around Parturition

Myofibroblasts are contractile cells that exhibit features of both fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. In the synepitheliochorial placenta of the cow myofibroblasts are found in the maternal stroma. However, a deeper understanding of the structure and function of the stromal myofibroblasts in the d...

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Main Authors: Valentina Kuczwara, Gerhard Schuler, Christiane Pfarrer, Louiza Tiedje, Ali Kazemian, Miguel Tavares Pereira, Mariusz P. Kowalewski, Karl Klisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
cow (<i>Bos taurus</i>)
gestation
term
interstitium
myofibroblast
contraction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/44

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