Fetoplacental angiogenesis during gestation is biphasic, longitudinal and occurs by proliferation and remodelling of vascular endothelial cells

Placenta

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 742-750

  Mayhew, Terry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; OXYGEN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL COUNT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LINEAR SYSTEM; OXYGEN TENSION; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STEREOMETRY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; CELL DIVISION; CHORION VILLUS; CYTOLOGY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; VASCULARIZATION;

CAPILLARIES; CELL DIVISION; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0036834331     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(02)90865-9     Document Type: Article

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