Glucocorticoid suppression of human placental fibronectin expression: implications in uterine-placental adherence
Guller S, Wozniak R, Krikun G, Burnham J, Kaplan P, Lockwood C. Glucocorticoid suppression of human placental fibronectin expression: implications in uterine-placental adherence. Endocrinology 1993, 133: 1139-1146. DOI: 10.1210/en.133.3.1139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of cytotrophoblastsIncreased levels of glucocorticoidsEffects of glucocorticoidsHuman term placentaLevels of glucocorticoidsPlacental functionExtracellular matrix protein synthesisHuman parturitionAssociated with parturitionTerm placentaMultiple extracellular matrix proteinsPlacental fibronectinDexamethasone treatmentCytotrophoblastMatrix protein synthesisDexamethasoneGlucocorticoidExtracellular matrix proteinsCell-associated materialImmunoprecipitation studiesOnfFNLevels of total proteinMessenger RNANorthern blottingOncofetal epitope