Increased incidence of placental chorioangioma in high-altitude pregnancies: Hypobaric hypoxia as a possible etiologic factor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 557-561

  Reshetnikova, O S ^a   Burton, G J ^a   Milovanov, A P ^a   Fokin, E I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chorioangioma; chorionic villi; hypoxia; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANGIOGENESIS; ANGIOMA; ARTICLE; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOBARISM; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030060938     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70427-1     Document Type: Article

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