Twist regulates E-cadherin and N-cadherin expression levels in distinct human trophoblastic cell lines in vitro.

Cadherin gene family members are known to be involved in the differentiation of cytotrophoblasts of the human placenta. In particular, the regulation of cadherin expression is coupled with the development of an invasive phenotype and the formation of the multinucleated syncytiotrophoblast. To invest...

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Main Author: Chen, Juelei
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2781