Article
Human placental trophoblast as an in vitro model for tumor progression
1 Feb 2002
Abstract excerpt
The human placenta is a highly invasive tumor-like structure in which a subpopulation of placental trophoblast cells known as the "extravillous trophoblast" (EVT) invades the uterine decidua and its vasculature to establish adequate fetal-maternal exchange of molecules. By utilizing in vitro-propagated short-lived EVT cell lines we found that molecular mechanisms responsible for their invasiveness are identical...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
