Clin Exp Obstet Gyn
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Clin Exp Obstet Gyn · Jan 1999
Immunohistochemical evaluation of apoptosis in placentae from normal and intrauterine growth-restricted pregnancies.
To investigate the extent of apoptosis within the human placenta in tissues from normotensive term pregnancies and those complicated by intrauterine growth-restriction (IUGR). ⋯ These results might point toward a possible role of apoptosis in the pathophysiology of intrauterine growth-restriction.