Placental mitochondria and reactive oxygen species in the physiology and pathophysiology of pregnancy

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Mitochondria are central to cell function. The placenta forms the interface between maternal and fetal systems, and placental mitochondria have critical roles in maintaining pregnancy. The placenta is unusual in having two adjacent cell layers (cytotrophoblasts and the syncytiotrophoblast) with vastly different mitochondria that have distinct functions in health and disease. Mitochondria both produce the majority...

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