Does hypercapillarization influence the branching pattern of terminal villi in the human placenta at high altitude?

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 677-682

  Ali, K Z M ^a   Burton, G J ^b   Morad, N ^a   Ali, M E ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; MALE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NEWBORN; OXYGEN TENSION; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029845645     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)80018-X     Document Type: Article

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