Syncytial Knots, Sprouts, Apoptosis, and Trophoblast Deportation from the Human Placenta
The syncytiotrophoblast (STB) that forms the epithelial covering of the placental villous tree has a unique cell biology on account of its syncytial nature. The tissue is in a terminally-differentiated, postmitotic state, and expands through the recruitment by fusion of underlying progenitor cytotro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-03-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909600322 |