GPER1 in Placental Cells (IMAGE)

Duke University

GPER1 in Placental Cells

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Human placental cells were stained to indicate the presence of an estrogen receptor called GPER1, which helps protect the fetus from the immune response to viral infection. (Scale bar 75 micrometers)

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Nicholas Heaton Lab, Duke University

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