Histological changes of human placenta in prolonged pregnancy

Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Al Allaf, Luma Ibraim Khalel ^a   Jarjees, Mohammed Taib Tahir ^a   Al Nuaimy, Wahda Mohammed Taib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Histological changes; Placenta; Prolonged pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUERGER DISEASE; CALCIFICATION; CHORIONAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLASTIC HYPERPLASIA; DECIDUITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMUSCULAR SCLEROSIS; FIBROSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOVASCULAR CHORIONIC VILLI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAUCITY OF VASCULOSYNCYTIAL MEMBRANE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SYNCYTIAL KNOTTING; THICKENING OF THE TROPHOBLASTIC BASEMENT MEMBRANE; VILLOUS STROMAL FIBROSIS;

EID: 55049138057     PISSN: 10156321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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