Increased placental apoptosis in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.

Leung, D N; Smith, S C; To, K F; Sahota, D S; Baker, P N · Am J Obstet Gynecol · 2001

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Placentas were obtained at delivery from 34 pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and from 34 uncomplicated pregnancies. The incidence of apoptotic nuclei was significantly greater (P <.01) in the placentas from the pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.

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