title: [Localization of bcl-2 antiapoptotic protein in the human placenta].
abstract: The aim of this investigation was to study the distribution of bcl-2 antiapoptotic protein in various structures of human placenta using immunocytochemical methods. Syncytiotrophoblast was found to have the greatest bcl-2 immunoreactivity, while cytotrophoblastic elements, connective tissue cells of the villi and the blood vessel walls were bcl-2-negative. It is suggested that accumulation of bcl-2 in the syncytiotrophoblast may reflect its high resistance to detrimental factors.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Korzhevskiĭ
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Otellin
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Starorusskaia
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Pavlova
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism*; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2