Trophoblast apoptosis from pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction is associated with enhanced p53 expression

Authors :: Levy, Roni
Smith, Steven D.
Yusuf, Kamran
Huettner, Phyllis C.
Kraus, Frederick T.
Sadovsky, Yoel
Nelson, D. Michael
Source :: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. May, 2002, Vol. 186 Issue 5, p1056, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Fetal growth restriction may be caused by extensive cell death in the placenta. In a study of 11 women who had delivered a baby, the placentas from growth-restricted babies had greater amounts of p53 protein and greater amounts of cell death.

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