Article
Development of Cytotrophoblast Columns from Explanted First-Trimester Human Placental Villi: Role of Fibronectin and Integrin α5β11
1 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
Human first-trimester floating mesenchymal villi explanted onto gels of collagen I or Matrigel were observed to undergo de novo development of anchoring sites. These consisted of cytotrophoblast columns that formed by proliferation of stem villous cytotrophoblast cells, as revealed by whole-mount and thin-section microscopy and incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine into DNA. Column formation occurred exclusively at...
