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SUBMITTER: Abe Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1557667 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abe Yumiko Y Sinozaki Hiromitsu H Takagi Takeshi T Minegishi Takashi T Kokame Koichi K Kangawa Kenji K Uesaka Miki M Miyamoto Kaoru K
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E 20060517
<h4>Background</h4>Exposure to dioxins results in a broad range of pathophysiological disorders in human fetuses. In order to evaluate the effects of dioxins on the feto-placental tissues, we analyzed the gene expression in 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) treated primary cultures of human amniotic epithelial cells.<h4>Methods</h4>Human amniotic epithelial cells were dispersed by trypsin from amniotic membranes and cultured in DME/Ham's F12 medium supplemented with 10% FBS. Two weeks a ...[more]