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Chorion (cell component)

Known as: chorion 
A protective, noncellular membrane that surrounds the eggs of various animals including insects and fish. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0721662544]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Establishment of human trophoblast progenitor cell lines from the chorion.
Placental trophoblasts are key determinants of in utero development. Mouse trophoblast (TB) stem cells, which were first derived… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Dechorionation as a tool to improve the fish embryo toxicity test (FET) with the zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Prior to hatching, the zebrafish embryo is surrounded by an acellular envelope, the chorion. Despite repeated speculations, it… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Early patterning of the chorion leads to the trilaminar trophoblast cell structure in the placental labyrinth
The labyrinth of the rodent placenta contains villi that are the site of nutrient exchange between mother and fetus. They are… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Hand1, Stra13 and Gcm1 transcription factors override FGF signaling to promote terminal differentiation of trophoblast stem cells.
The trophoblast cell lineage is an interesting model system because it is composed of a limited number of cell types that are… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Antibacterial properties of human amnion and chorion in vitro.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to explore the direct effects of amnion and chorion on bacterial growth in vitro… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Drosophila ORC specifically binds to ACE3, an origin of DNA replication control element.
In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, sequence-specific DNA binding by the origin recognition complex (ORC) is responsible for… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Comparative expression of the mouse Sox1, Sox2 and Sox3 genes from pre-gastrulation to early somite stages
Whole mount in situ hybridisation was used to study the embryonic expression of the mouse HMG box-containing genes Sox1, Sox2 and… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Cell cycle control of chorion gene amplification.
Over-replication of two clusters of chorion genes in Drosophila ovarian follicle cells is essential for rapid eggshell… Expand
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Review
1980
Review
1980
Repeated genes in eukaryotes.
PERSPECTIVES AND SUMMARY ,. '728 RIBOSOMAL RNA GENES 729 Introduction 729 Ribosomal Gene Redundancy 730 Chromosomal Location of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The isolation of structural genes from libraries of eucaryotic DNA
We present a procedure for eucaryotic structural gene isolation which involves the construction and screening of cloned libraries… Expand
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