Identification of relaxin-responsive cells in the human choriodecidua at term.

Ann N Y Acad Sci

Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Published: April 2009

The decidua of the human maternal-fetal interface is a local source of intrauterine relaxin, and the choriodecidua expresses its receptor (LGR7). Since these tissues consist of a variety of cells, we sought to identify the primary cell(s) responsible for LGR7 expression and relaxin responsiveness.

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