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Phenotype of the endothelium in the human term placenta.
Placenta - 1 Jan 2001
Dye J F, Jablenska R, Donnelly J L, Lawrence L, Leach L, Clark P, Firth J A
Abstract excerpt
The placental endothelium contributes to regulating transplacental exchange and maintaining the immunological maternofetal barrier. We characterized the endothelial phenotype in human normal term placentae with a panel of antibodies to endothelial antigens using a standardized immunofluorescence method. Placental endothelium strongly expressed vWF, PAL-E, H-antigen, thrombomodulin, PECAM-1, CD34, CD36, ICAM-1,...
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