Syncytiotrophoblasts

Known as: Syncytial trophoblast, Syncytiotrophoblast 
Trophoblasts with multinuclear cytoplasm and undefined cellular structures. Syncytiotrophoblasts secrete proteolytic enzymes that erode the… (More)
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Structure of placental membrane

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Systemic inflammatory priming in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia: the role of circulating syncytiotrophoblast microparticles.
Systemic inflammatory responsiveness was studied in normal human pregnancy and its specific inflammatory disorder, pre-eclampsia… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Excess syncytiotrophoblast microparticle shedding is a feature of early-onset pre-eclampsia, but not normotensive intrauterine growth restriction.
RATIONALE Syncytiotrophoblast microparticles (STBM) are shed into the maternal circulation in higher amounts in pre-eclampsia… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Hypoxia favours necrotic versus apoptotic shedding of placental syncytiotrophoblast into the maternal circulation.
In the third trimester of normal pregnancy, the mother tolerates daily shedding of several grams of dying placental trophoblast… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Increased apoptosis in the syncytiotrophoblast in human term placentas complicated by either preeclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation.
OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine whether preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation are associated with an… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Positional cloning of zebrafish ferroportin1 identifies a conserved vertebrate iron exporter
Defects in iron absorption and utilization lead to iron deficiency and overload disorders. Adult mammals absorb iron through the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Syncytin is a captive retroviral envelope protein involved in human placental morphogenesis
Many mammalian viruses have acquired genes from their hosts during their evolution. The rationale for these acquisitions is… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Shedding of syncytiotrophoblast microvilli into the maternal circulation in pre-eclamptic pregnancies.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether syncytiotrophoblast microvilli (STBM) are shed into the maternal circulation in increased… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
An IgG-transporting Fc receptor expressed in the syncytiotrophoblast of human placenta.
During normal human pregnancy, maternal IgG crosses the placenta and provides passive immunity for the fetus. In so doing, IgG… (More)
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Purification, characterization, and in vitro differentiation of cytotrophoblasts from human term placentae.
Highly purified functional cytotrophoblasts have been prepared from human term placentae by adding a Percoll gradient… (More)
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Thrombomodulin is found on endothelium of arteries, veins, capillaries, and lymphatics, and on syncytiotrophoblast of human placenta
We have used antibodies to human thrombomodulin isolated from placenta to investigate the distribution of this cofactor for… (More)
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