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Genetic origin and proportion of basal plate surface-lining cells in normal and abnormal pregnancies.
Human pathology - 1 Feb 2007
Richani Karina, Romero Roberto, Soto Eleazar, Nien Jyh Kae, Cushenberry Enola, Kim Yeon Mee, Espinoza Jimmy, Kim Chong Jai
Abstract excerpt
The human placenta is a transient organ, the villous surface of which is in direct contact with the maternal circulation during pregnancy. Thus, the syncytiotrophoblast and the basal plate-lining cells are considered continuous with the endothelial layer of the maternal vasculature. Two types of cells are found on the surface of the basal plate: trophoblasts (of fetal origin) and endothelial cells of putative...
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