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Chagas disease affects the human placental barrier’s turnover dynamics during pregnancy
1 Jan 2022
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi crosses the placental barrier and produces the congenital transmission of Chagas disease (CD). Structural alterations of the chorionic villi by this parasite have been described in vitro, but little is known about trophoblast turnover in placentas from women with CD. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the proliferation and fusion processes in placentas from women with CD. METHODS: Archived human...
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