Detection of atherosis in preeclamptic placentas: Comparison of two gross sampling protocols

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Walford, Norman ^a   Htun, Kyaw ^b   Akhilesh, Meenakshi ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Atherosis; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Spiral artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY; ARTICLE; ATHEROMATOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOAM CELL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE EMBEDDING;

EID: 17644406705     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-004-1006-z     Document Type: Article

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