Article
A comparative study of five physiological key parameters between four different human trophoblast-derived cell lines
13 Jul 2017
Abstract excerpt
The human placenta plays a crucial role as the interface between mother and fetus. It represents a unique tissue that undergoes morphological as well as functional changes on the cellular and tissue level throughout pregnancy. To better understand how the placenta works, a variety of techniques has been developed to re-create this complex physiological barrier in vitro. However, due to the low availability of...