Prokineticin 1–prokineticin receptor 1 signaling in trophoblast promotes embryo implantation and placenta development
Abstract Successful pregnancy establishment in mammals depends on proper embryo-maternal communication. Prokineticin 1 (PROK1) is a secretory protein that exerts pleiotropic functions in various tissues. Despite the studies that have primarily been performed with human cell lines and mice, the funct...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93102-1 |