Abnormal spiral artery remodelling in the decidual segment during pregnancy: From histology to clinical correlation

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1064-1068

  Avagliano, Laura ^a   Bulfamante, Gaetano Pietro ^a   Morabito, Alberto ^a   Marconi, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SPIRAL ARTERIES MODIFICATION; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ARTERIES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81855196938     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200092     Document Type: Article

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