Maternal arterial connections to the placental intervillous space during the first trimester of human pregnancy: The Boyd Collection revisited

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 718-724

  Burton, Graham J ^a,c   Jauniaux, Eric ^b   Watson, Adrian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Anatomy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervillous circulation; Placental development; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0032876371     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70518-1     Document Type: Article

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