Increased placental apoptosis in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

D N Leung; S C Smith; K F To; D S Sahota; P N Baker

doi:10.1067/mob.2001.112906

Increased placental apoptosis in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 May;184(6):1249-50. doi: 10.1067/mob.2001.112906.

Authors

D N Leung¹, S C Smith, K F To, D S Sahota, P N Baker

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 11349196
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.112906

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.

MeSH terms

Apoptosis / physiology*
Female
Humans
Placenta / physiology*
Pre-Eclampsia / physiopathology*
Pregnancy
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