Quantitative differences in arterial morphometry define the placental bed in preeclampsia

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-358

  Starzyk, Kathryn A ^b   Salafia, Carolyn M ^b   Pezzullo, John C ^b   Lage, Janice M ^a   Parkash, Vinita ^b   Vercruysse, Lisbeth ^b   Hanssens, Myriam ^b   Pijnenborg, Robert ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

morphometry; placental bed biopsy; preeclampsia; uteroplacental vasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031042855     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90135-0     Document Type: Article

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