Article
Expression of Syncytin 1 (HERV-W), in the preimplantation human blastocyst, embryonic stem cells and trophoblast cells derived<i>in vitro</i>
12 May 2016
Abstract excerpt
STUDY QUESTION: As Syncytin 1 (human endogenous retrovirus (HERV-W)) is crucial for human embryo placentation is it expressed during preimplantation embryo development? SUMMARY ANSWER: Syncytin 1 was expressed mainly in trophoblast cells of the blastocyst particularly in cells underlying the inner cell mass (ICM). WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Syncytin 1 (along with HERV-FRD or Syncytin 2) is expressed in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
