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Keratins in the human trophoblast.
Histology and histopathology - 1 Jul 2013
Gauster Martin, Blaschitz Astrid, Siwetz Monika, Huppertz Berthold
Abstract excerpt
Besides microfilaments and microtubules, intermediate filaments are major components of the cytoskeleton. In epithelial cells intermediate filaments are formed by heterodimers of specific keratins, whose expression pattern highly depends on the type of epithelium and differentiation degree of the cell. During the process of blastocyst implantation and subsequent development of the human placenta a very...
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