This protocol demonstrates a method for the isolation of primary human decidual cells collected from the fetal membranes of term placentae which can be used for a variety of applications (i.e. immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, etc.) aiming to study the role of different cell populations in pregnancy complications.
Farine, T., Parsons, M., Lye, S., Shynlova, O. Isolation of Primary Human Decidual Cells from the Fetal Membranes of Term Placentae. J. Vis. Exp. (134), e57443, doi:10.3791/57443 (2018).