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Trophoblast-mediated spiral artery remodelling: a role for apoptosis

In the first 20 weeks of pregnancy a number of important changes take place in the maternal uterine vasculature. Vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells are lost from the spiral arteries and are replaced by fetal trophoblast cells. The resulting increase in blood flow to the intervillous space...

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Main Authors: Whitley, Guy St J, Cartwright, Judith E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2714635/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19215319
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01039.x
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