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Fetal cells in the pregnant mouse are diverse and express a variety of progenitor and differentiated cell markers.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Jul 2009
Fujiki Yutaka, Johnson Kirby L, Peter Inga, Tighiouart Hocine, Bianchi Diana W
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To better understand fetomaternal cell trafficking during pregnancy, we used a mouse model to determine the cell surface markers expressed on fetal cells, based on the hypothesis that fetal progenitor cells have the capacity to repair maternal organs, whereas more differentiated cells might initiate graft versus host disease. Wild-type females were mated to either homozygous or hemizygous transgenic males and...
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