Role of the vasohibin family in the regulation of fetoplacental vascularization and syncytiotrophoblast formation.

Role of the vasohibin family in the regulation of fetoplacental vascularization and syncytiotrophoblast formation.

Vasohibin-1 (VASH1) and vasohibin-2 (VASH2), the 2 members of the vasohibin family, have been identified as novel regulators of angiogenesis. VASH1 ceases angiogenesis, whereas VASH2 stimulates sprouting. Here we characterized their functional role in the placenta. Immunohistochemical analysis of hu...

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Main Authors: Kaori Suenaga, Shuji Kitahara, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Miho Kobayashi, Sachiko Horie, Junichi Sugawara, Nobuo Yaegashi, Yasufumi Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4153575?pdf=render

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