Feto-placental atherosclerotic lesions in intrauterine fetal demise: Role of parental cigarette smoking

Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 51-56

  Mecchia, D ^a   Lavezzi, A M ^a   Mauri, M ^a   Matturri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cigarette smoking; Placenta; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PARENTAL SMOKING; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TUNICA MEDIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

EID: 77953466128     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874192400903010051     Document Type: Article

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