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Multipotent properties of myofibroblast cells derived from human placenta.
Cell and tissue research - 1 Jun 2008
Strakova Zuzana, Livak Mark, Krezalek Monika, Ihnatovych Ivanna
Abstract excerpt
Human uterine fibroblasts (HuF) isolated from the maternal part (decidua parietalis) of a term placenta provide a useful model of in vitro cell differentiation into decidual cells (decidualization, a critical process for successful pregnancy). After isolation, the cells adhere to plastic and have either a small round or spindle-shaped morphology that later changes into a flattened pattern in culture. HuF robustly...
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