Insulin-like growth factor-II and heparin are anti-apoptotic survival factors in human villous cytotrophoblast
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 06/29/2012
Hills FA et al. – These results suggest that heparin and IGF–II, but not IGF–I are important regulators of villous cytotrophoblast survival in early and late pregnancy.



