Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 11 , Pages 1165-1173 , November 2007

Expression of Galectin-1, -3 (gal-1, gal-3) and the Thomsen–Friedenreich (TF) Antigen in Normal, IUGR, Preeclamptic and HELLP Placentas

  • U. Jeschke

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • D. Mayr

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Institute of Pathology, Thalkirchner Strasse 36, 80337 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 89 5160 4671; fax: +49 89 5160 4043.
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  • B. Schiessl

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • I. Mylonas

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • S. Schulze

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • C. Kuhn

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • K. Friese

      Affiliations

    • Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maistrasse 11, 80337 Munich, Germany
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  • H. Walzel

      Affiliations

    • University of Rostock, Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Schillingallee 70, 18057 Rostock, Germany

,Accepted 15 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.06.006

Placenta
Volume 28, Issue 11 , Pages 1165-1173 , November 2007

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