Table 3.
Summary of Immunohistochemical Results
Ligand | Receptors | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
LIGHT | TR6 | HVEM | LTβR | |
Term placenta (n = 4) | ||||
Syncytiotrophoblast layer | +* | + | + | + |
Fetal mesenchymal cells | + | + | 0 | + |
Term fetal membranes (n = 4) | ||||
Amnion | + | + | + | + |
Fetal mesenchymal cells | + | + | 0 | + |
Cytotrophoblasts (chorion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decidua capsularis | + | + | + | + |
*+, positive; 0, negative.