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A fibrin matrix modulates the proliferation, hormone secretion and morphologic differentiation of cultured human placental trophoblast.
Placenta - 1 Jan 2000
Farmer D R, Nelson D M
Abstract excerpt
Term placental trophoblast epithelialize fibrin deposits attached to villi in vitro and trophoblast cultured on a fibrin matrix form an epithelial bilayer typical of the trophoblast layer on term villi. We compared the morphology of cells grown on fibrin with cells grown on substrates of type IV collagen, laminin, type I collagen, or Matrigel. We also used autoradiography, hormone assays, electron microscopy, and...
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