Placental microcirculation of intrauterine growth retarded fetuses: Scanning electron microscopy of placental vascular casts

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-103

  Baykal, Cem ^a,c   Sargon, Mustafa F ^b   Esinler, Ibrahim ^b   Önderoǧlu, Selda ^b   Önderoǧlu, Lütfü ^b  

^a SSK Ankara Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Doppler; Intrauterine growth retardation; Placenta; Scanning electron microscopy; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NEWBORN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; CORROSION CASTING; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 4444230397     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0511-z     Document Type: Article

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