CK 7	cytokeratin 7
CK 7-PE	phycoerythrin labeled cytokeratin 7
Cy2	cyanine dyes 2 for fluorescence staining
Cy3	cyanine dyes 3 for fluorescence staining
D-PBS	dulbecco’s phosphate buffered saline
DAB	chromogenic 3,3′-diaminoenzidine
DAPI	4′,6-Diamino-2-phenylindile
DMEM	dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium
EDTA	ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EVT	extravillous trophoblast
FACS	fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FBS	fetal bovine serum
FCS	fetal calf serum
H3K4me3	trimethylated lysine of the histone H3
H3K9ac	acetylated lysine of the histone H3
HBSS	Hanks’ balanced salt solution Buffer
HBSS-HEPES-buffer	Hanks’ balanced salt solution Buffer with 10mM Hepes
HEPES	4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid
HRP	horseradish peroxidase
HVT	human villous trophoblasts, a cell line of cytotrophoblasts
IRS	Immunoreactive Score
IUGR	intrauterine growth retardation
LMU	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
NaCl	sodium chloride
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PE	preeclampsia (respectively: preeclampsia placentas)
Pen	penicillin
PFA	perfluoroalkoxy alkane
PG	prostaglandins
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
RPMI-1640	Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640
RT	room temperature
RUPP	reduced uterine perfusion pressure
RxRα	retinoid X receptor alpha
SD	standard deviation
SDS-PAGE	sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
SEM	standard error of the mean
Strep	streptomycin
T0070907	antagonist of PPARγ
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor