Stereological study of the effect of altitude on the trophoblast cell populations of human term placental villi

Placenta

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 447-450

  Ali, K Z M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL POPULATION; CELL VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOXIA; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PLACENTA VILLUS; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030803390     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(97)80046-X     Document Type: Article

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