Human Reproduction, Vol 12, 379-382, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
ME Palmer, AL Watson and GJ Burton
We have recently shown using dansyl-L-lysine exclusion studies that the
release of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in conjunction with L-
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) from first trimester villi during organ culture
is symptomatic of syncytiotrophoblast degeneration. The purpose of this
study was to examine chorionic villi at the ultrastructural level in order
to determine events occurring during organ culture. The tissue was sampled
after 0, 24, 48 and 120 h in culture and processed for electron microscopy.
In addition to confirming the previously recorded syncytial degeneration,
the electron micrographs showed clearly the generation of a new
syncytiotrophoblast layer. The new layer, derived from differentiating
cytotrophoblast cells, was largely formed by 48 h and was maintained for at
least 120 h in culture. This study demonstrates a model which provides an
opportunity to study the differentiation of cytotrophoblast cells whilst
they retain their anatomical relationships within the villous structure.
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Morphological analysis of degeneration and regeneration of syncytiotrophoblast in first trimester placental villi during organ culture
Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, UK.
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