Vascular anastomoses in dichorionic diamniotic-fused placentas

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-361

  Foschini, Maria P ^a,c   Gabrielli, Liliana ^a   Dorji, Tshering ^a   Kos, Marina ^b   Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Lanari, Marcello ^a   Landini, Maria P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diamniotic dichorionic; Placenta; Twin; Vessel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CHORION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DICHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC FUSED PLACENTA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

AMNION; ARTERIOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; CHORION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC;

EID: 0141457913     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PGP.0000070848.25718.3A     Document Type: Article

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