In humans, cell fusion is restricted to only a few cell types under normal conditions. In the placenta, cell fusion is a critical process for generating syncytiotrophoblast: the giant …
G Bhabra, A Sood, B Fisher, L Cartwright… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
The increasing use of nanoparticles in medicine has raised concerns over their ability to gain access to privileged sites in the body. Here, we show that cobalt–chromium …
BB Dugershaw, L Aengenheister, SSK Hansen… - Particle and Fibre …, 2020 - Springer
Background Epidemiological and animal studies provide compelling indications that environmental and engineered nanomaterials (NMs) pose a risk for pregnancy, fetal …
Implantation failure and inadequate placental development are important contributors to infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and other pregnancy-related problems in women. Better …
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global public health crisis. Viral infections may predispose pregnant women to a higher rate of …
Y Nakaya, G Sheng - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Carcinomas, cancers of epithelial origin, constitute the majority of all cancers. Loss of epithelial characteristics is an early step in carcinoma progression. Malignant transformation …
PT Ruane, T Garner, L Parsons… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION How does the human embryo breach the endometrial epithelium at implantation? SUMMARY ANSWER Embryo attachment to the endometrial epithelium …
Colonisation of the maternal uterine wall by the trophoblast involves a series of alterations in the behaviour and morphology of trophoblast cells. Villous cytotrophoblast cells change from …
A Albergaria, AS Ribeiro, AF Vieira… - International Journal …, 2011 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT P-cadherin is a cell-cell adhesion molecule, whose expression is highly associated with undifferentiated cells in normal adult epithelial tissues, as well as with poorly …