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Edited papers presented at the 13th Rochester Trophoblast Conference on the Placenta.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Genetic Control of Mouse Trophoblast Development - A Review 1
Prolactin Receptors and Embryonic Development: Gene Expression and Knockout Studies - A Review 13
Identification of HASH2-Positive Extravillous Trophoblast Cells in the Peripheral Blood of Pregnant Women 23
Dexamethasone Stimulates GAP Junctional Communication, Peptide Hormones Production and Differentiation in Human Term Trophoblast 35
Inactivated X-Chromosome as an Interphase Chromosome Chromosome Marker for Evaluation of Mechanisms of Genome Multiplication in the Rat and Rabbit Placental Trophoblast Cells 51
Trophoblast-Specific Regulation of Endocrine-Related Genes 65
Role of the [alpha] and [beta] Subunits of Na[superscript +], K[superscript +]-ATPase in Trophectoderm Differentiation and Cavitation 87
Molecular Regulation of Uterine Leukocyte Recruitment During Early Pregnancy in the Mouse 101
Purine Metabolic Disturbances in Adenosine Deaminase Deficient Fetuses and Placentae: A Protective Role for This Enzyme During Murine Development 121
The Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Family in Pregnancy - A Review 139
TGF[beta] Regulation of Trophoblast Function - A Review 149
The Role of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and its Receptor, c-met, in Placental Development and Fetal Growth Restriction - A Review 159
Differential Effects of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin and Benzo(a)Pyrene of Proliferation and Growth Factor Gene Expression in Human Choriocarcinoma BeWo Cells 177
Nitric Oxide: Implications for Placental Biology - A Review 193
Prostaglandin Endoperoxide H Synthase (PGHS) -1 and -2 Expression and Activity in Human Chorion and Decidua 209
The Human Decidua as a Passage-Way for Trophoblast Invasion - A Review 229
Transplacental Transport of Water-Soluble Vitamins - A Review 243
Evidence for Oxygen-Derived Free Radical Mediated Damage to First Trimester Human Trophoblast In Vitro 259
Few Autacoids Have a Proven Role in the Physiological Regulation of Fetal Placental Blood Flow - A Review 279
The Control of Fetal Vascular Resistance in the Human Placenta 299
Autocoid Synthesis and Action in Abnormal Placental Flows Reviewed: Causative vs. Compensatory Roles 315
Clinical Aspects of Blood Flow Regulation in Human Placenta 329
Maternal Anemia Results in Increased Proliferation in Human Placental Villi 339
The Elastic Fiber System in the Human Placenta with Special Reference to Elastic Type Blood Vessels 359
Lipoprotein(a) Deposition in the Uteroplacental Bed and in Basal Plate Uteroplacental Arteries in Normal and Complicated Pregnancies 377
List of Contributors 389
Index 397