Expression of melatoninergic receptors in human placental choriocarcinoma cell lines
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These results demonstrate, for the first time, the expression of melatonin receptors in human term placental tissues and in choriocarcinoma cells and suggest a possible paracrine/autocrine function for melatonin in human placenta.Abstract:
Lanoix D, Ouellette R, Vaillancourt C. Melatonin crosses the placenta and enters the fetal circulation. Moreover, experimental data suggest a possible influence of melatonin on placental function and fetal development in humans. To date, the expression and role of melatonin receptors in human placenta choriocarcinoma cell lines and in human term placental tissues remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS : Results from RT-PCR, western blotting and confocal microscopy demonstrated that the (...)read more
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