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However, in late cultures from abnormal placentae, the formation of syncytia was abortive (see below) and such small syncytia showed regressive changes and persisting cytoplasmic ERα immunoreactivity (not shown).
RU486 crosses the blood-brain-barrier and is present at only 28% of levels seen in the serum [ 75 ] . Perhaps glial development would be further improved in the presence of higher levels of RU486 were these levels not abortive.
In 1946, the AFL-CIO launched "Operation Dixie," an abortive attempt to organize the entire region, but it collapsed when unions proved more interested in raiding other unions for members than in organizing new workers.
He added that Ressam's abortive December 1999 attack revealed al Qaeda supporters in the United States.
Moreover, it is likely that the promoter recognition differs during different stages of transcription initiation [ 16 17 ] , and it is unclear what particular contacts are made during open and closed complex formation, and during productive versus abortive initiation.