The number of multinucleated trophoblastic giant cells in the basal decidua is decreased in retained placenta

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 794-797

  Van Beekhuizen, Heleen J ^a   Joosten, I ^b   De Groot, A N J A ^a   Lotgering, F K ^a   Van Der Laak, J ^b   Bulten, J ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA ADHESIVA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; TROPHOBLAST;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 70349105900     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.065953     Document Type: Article

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