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Fetal-derived adrenomedullin mediates the innate immune milieu of the placenta.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jun 2013
Li Manyu, Schwerbrock Nicole M J, Lenhart Patricia M, Fritz-Six Kimberly L, Kadmiel Mahita, Christine Kathleen S, Kraus Daniel M, Espenschied Scott T, Willcockson Helen H, Mack Christopher P, Caron Kathleen M
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The remodeling of maternal uterine spiral arteries (SAs) is an essential process for ensuring low-resistance, high-capacitance blood flow to the growing fetus. Failure of SAs to remodel is causally associated with preeclampsia, a common and life-threatening complication of pregnancy that is harmf...
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