Expression of adhesion molecules by endovascular trophoblast and decidual endothelial cells: Implications for vascular invasion during implantation

Expression of platelet-endothelial cell

Expression of platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM) by macaque trophoblast cells during invasion of the spiral arteries

✍ Blankenship, Thomas N. ;Enders, Allen C. 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 965 KB

Background: Placental development in higher primates is characterized by the invasion of uterine blood vessels by trophoblast cells. These cells proceed to migrate within uterine spiral arteries, opposite to the direction of normal blood flow. Observations indicate adhesion of intra-arterial trophob