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Adaptations of the human placenta to hypoxia: opportunities for interventions in fetal growth restriction
30 Oct 2020
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BACKGROUND: The placenta is the functional interface between the mother and the fetus during pregnancy, and a critical determinant of fetal growth and life-long health. In the first trimester, it develops under a low-oxygen environment, which is essential for the conceptus who has little defense against reactive oxygen species produced during oxidative metabolism. However, failure of invasive trophoblasts to...
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