Myocytes of Chorionic Vessels from Placentas with Meconium-Associated Vascular Necrosis Exhibit Apoptotic Markers

Human Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 412-417

  King, Erin L ^b   Redline, Raymond W ^b   Smith, Steven D ^b   Kraus, Frederick T ^b   Sadovsky, Yoel ^b   Nelson, D Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chronic vessels; Meconium; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3;

AMNION FLUID; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASSOCIATED VASCULAR NECROSIS; NICK END LABELING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VASCULAR NECROSIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULITIS;

EID: 1942517821     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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