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Transcription profiling of mouse developing placenta, with placental and decidual tissues profiled separately

ABSTRACT: We used full genome microarrays to profile the full lifetime of the mouse placenta from embryonic day 8.5 (e8.5), at the time of chorioallantoic fusion, until postnatal day 0 (P0). At each stage, the fetal placenta and maternal decidual tissues were dissected and profiled separately Experiment Overall Design: Mouse placentas were obtained from timed pregnant female mice at each timepoint, and fetal tissues were used to confirm embryo staging. Fetal placenta and maternal decidual tissues were dissected and pooled separately for each litter prior to RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Kirstin Knox

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-11220 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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Genomic evolution of the placenta using co-option and duplication and divergence.

Knox Kirstin K Baker Julie C JC

Genome research 20080313 5

The invention of the placenta facilitated the evolution of mammals. How the placenta evolved from the simple structure observed in birds and reptiles into the complex organ that sustains human life is one of the great mysteries of evolution. By using a timecourse microarray analysis including the entire lifetime of the placenta, we uncover molecular and genomic changes that underlie placentation and find that two distinct evolutionary mechanisms were utilized during placental evolution in mice a ...[more]

PMID: 18340042

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Transcription profiling of mouse developing placenta, with placental and decidual tissues profiled separately

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Genomic evolution of the placenta using co-option and duplication and divergence.

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