[CITATION][C] Basement membrane changes in the villi of the human placenta

H Fox - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & …, 1968 - Wiley Online Library
H Fox
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1968Wiley Online Library
MATERIALS AND METHODS Six hundred and eighty-two placentae were examined, 646 of
which were from live births and 36 of which were from stillbirths. In the live birth series were
220 placentae from full term uncomplicated pregnancies (this including 50 from cases
delivered at or after the 42nd week of gestation), 159 from pregnancies complicated by pre-
eclamptic toxaemia, 50 from cases of essential hypertension, 48 from diabetic women, 105
from cases of rhesus incompatibility and 64 from cases of premature onset of labour in …
MATERIALS AND METHODS Six hundred and eighty-two placentae were examined, 646 of which were from live births and 36 of which were from stillbirths. In the live birth series were 220 placentae from full term uncomplicated pregnancies (this including 50 from cases delivered at or after the 42nd week of gestation), 159 from pregnancies complicated by pre-eclamptic toxaemia, 50 from cases of essential hypertension, 48 from diabetic women, 105 from cases of rhesus incompatibility and 64 from cases of premature onset of labour in otherwise uncomplicated pregnancies. The placentae were obtained soon after delivery, fixed whole for several weeks in 4 per cent formalin and then cut into vertical strips 0.5 cm. thick. A block was taken of a macroscopically
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