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. 2019 May 29;10:1166. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01166

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Summary of galectins' glycan specificity, functions and sources of expression in mammalian pregnancies. Question marks (?) denote putative functions (not yet experimentally confirmed in the context of pregnancy). BG, blood group; uNK, uterine natural killer; ICM, inner cell mass; VT, villous cytotrophoblast; EVT, extravillous trophoblast; Syn, syncytiotrophoblast; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; SA, spontaneous abortion; PE, preeclampsia; HELLP, hemolysis elevated liver enzymes and low platelet syndrome; GTD, gestational trophoblastic disease; IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction. ↑ and ↓ denote increased/peak and decreased expression, respectively. Inline graphic Mannose Inline graphic Galactose Inline graphic N-acetylglucosamine Inline graphic N-acetylgalactosamine Inline graphic Sialic Acid Inline graphic Fucose.