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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Ann N Y Acad Sci
April 2009
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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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