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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Main Authors: Graham J. Burton, Carolyn J.P. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-03-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909600322