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Two Methods for Establishing Primary Human Endometrial Stromal Cells from Hysterectomy Specimens
Published on: May 23, 2014
[Expression of endometrial proteins in the uterine glands in physiological and non-developing pregnancy]
M N Boltovskaia1, I I Kalinina, G D Popov
1Research Institute of Human Morphology, 117418, Moscow.
Abstract:
It is established that at the 1st trimester of the progressing pregnancy uterine glands produce both endometrial proteins (placental al-microglobulin--PAMG) and alpha 2-fertility microglobulin (AFMB) but with different intensity: maximum level of PAMG is at early periods (4-5 weeks) but 8-9 weeks of gestation for AFMB. Production deficiency of PAMG and AFMB in the glands epithelium is found in 90% cases of non-developing pregnancy (4-7 weeks) and this is obviously one of the causes of early pregnancy interruption.
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