Pleiotropic actions of forskolin result in phosphatidylserine exposure in primary trophoblasts.

Forskolin is an extract of the Coleus forskholii plant that is widely used in cell physiology to raise intracellular cAMP levels. In the field of trophoblast biology, forskolin is one of the primary treatments used to induce trophoblastic cellular fusion. The syncytiotrophoblast (ST) is a continuous...

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Main Authors: Meghan R Riddell, Bonnie Winkler-Lowen, Yanyan Jiang, Sandra T Davidge, Larry J Guilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855289?pdf=render