Placental Villous Explant Culture 2.0: Flow Culture Allows Studies Closer to the In Vivo Situation

During pregnancy, freely floating placental villi are adapted to fluid shear stress due to placental perfusion with maternal plasma and blood. In vitro culture of placental villous explants is widely performed under static conditions, hoping the conditions may represent the in utero environment. How...

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Main Authors: Nadja Kupper, Elisabeth Pritz, Monika Siwetz, Jacqueline Guettler, Berthold Huppertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7464