Research Article

Kidney-Replenishing Herb Induces SOCS-3 Expression via ERK/MAPK Pathway and Improves Growth of the First-Trimester Human Trophoblast Cells

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SOCS-3 expression in vivo in human first-trimester placental bed tissue. Specific brown-coloured staining for SOCS-3 was detected in the cytoplasm and nucleus of villous trophoblasts (a). No background staining was observed in the isotype control experiments (b). Magnification ×200.
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