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The human placental sexome differs between trophoblast epithelium and villous vessel endothelium.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cvitic Silvija, Longtine Mark S, Hackl Hubert, Wagner Karin, Nelson Michael D, Desoye Gernot, Hiden Ursula
Abstract excerpt
Molecular mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism in mammals, fetal sex influences on intrauterine development, and the sex-biased susceptibility for selected diseases in adulthood are novel areas of current research. As importantly, two decades of multifaceted research has established that susceptibility to many adult disorders originates in utero, commonly secondary to the effects of placental dysfunction. We...
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