Placenta
Volume 28 , Pages S33-S40 , April 2007

Formation of Syncytial Knots is Increased by Hyperoxia, Hypoxia and Reactive Oxygen Species

  • A.E.P. Heazell

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 161 276 5460; fax: +44 161 276 6134.
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  • S.J. Moll

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK
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  • C.J.P. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Development, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK
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  • P.N. Baker

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK
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  • I.P. Crocker

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK

,Accepted 6 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.10.007

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Volume 28 , Pages S33-S40 , April 2007

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