Variable placental thickness affects placental functional efficiency independent of other placental shape abnormalities

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 205-211

  Yampolsky, M ^a   Salafia, C M ^b,c   Shlakhter, O ^d   Misra, D P ^e   Haas, D ^b   Eucker, B ^f   Thorp, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Placental Analytics LLC   (United States)

^c NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Key wordsbirth weight; placenta; placental function; placental thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867373220     PISSN: 20401744     EISSN: 20401752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2040174411000195     Document Type: Conference Paper

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