Article
Phenotypic analysis of the mouse placenta.
Methods in molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Natale David R C, Starovic Maja, Cross James C
Abstract excerpt
Placental development is a dynamic and complex process and much of our current understanding of the underlying molecular processes comes from analysis of targeted gene mutations in mice. There are more than 50 strains of mutant mice that have placental defects, and it has become widely appreciated that placental defects should be suspected in cases where embryonic lethality is observed. The degree to which these...
Topics
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Chorioallantoic Membrane
- Decidua
- Dissection
- Embryo Implantation
- Female
- Genotype
- Laminin
- Mice
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Placenta
- Pregnancy
- Trophoblasts
- Yolk Sac
