Expression and localization of estrogen receptor-alpha protein in normal and abnormal term placentae and stimulation of trophoblast differentiation by estradiol

• Main Authors: Henley Donald C (Author), Foster James S (Author), Wimalasena Jay (Author), Caudle Michael R (Author), Cekanova Maria (Author), Bukovsky Antonin (Author), Elder Robert F (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2003-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Estrogens play an important role in the regulation of placental function, and 17-beta-estradiol (E2) production rises eighty fold during human pregnancy. Although term placenta has been found to specifically bind estrogens, cellular localization of estrogen recep...