Caspase expression in placental terminal villi in spontaneous and induced pregnancy.
Placental levels of caspase 1, 8, and 10 were studied by the immunohistochemical method in full-term spontaneous and induced pregnancies. The levels of these caspases in the placental terminal villi were significantly higher in induced pregnancy. The changes were more marked after intracytoplasmatic injection of spermatozoa.
V. I. Kulakov Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, e_dubova@oparina4.ru.
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Dubova
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KA
Pavlov
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Aleksandrova
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OR
Baev
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Shchyogolev
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Sukhikh
D000328:Adult; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
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