The secretion and effect of inhibin A, activin A and follistatin on first-trimester trophoblasts in vitro.

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of activin A and follistatin on first-trimester cytotrophoblast invasion in culture and to study the secretion of inhibin A, activin A and follistatin by these cells in vitro. DESIGN AND METHODS: Cytotrophoblasts were isolated fr...

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Main Authors: Bearfield, C, Jauniaux, E, Groome, N, Sargent, I, Muttukrishna, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005