Developmental biology of the placenta and the origins of placental insufficiency

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 357-369

  Chaddha, Vandana ^a   Viero, Sandra ^a,b   Huppertz, Berthold ^c   Kingdom, John ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Doppler; Growth; IUGR; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; CHORION VILLUS; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; TROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 12744254780     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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