Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2009

Expression Patterns of Two Serine Protease HtrA1 Forms in Human Placentas Complicated by Preeclampsia with and without Intrauterine Growth Restriction

  • T. Lorenzi

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Normal Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto, 10/a, I-60020 Ancona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 071 2206270; fax: +39 071 2206087.
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  • D. Marzioni

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Normal Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto, 10/a, I-60020 Ancona, Italy
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  • S. Giannubilo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Maternal and Infantile Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Salesi Hospital, 60123 Ancona, Italy
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  • A. Quaranta

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Normal Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto, 10/a, I-60020 Ancona, Italy
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  • C. Crescimanno

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Sciences of Formation, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy
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  • A. De Luca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Public Health, Human Anatomy, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
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  • A. Baldi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry “F. Cedrangolo”, Section of Pathologic Anatomy, Second University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
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  • T. Todros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
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  • A.L. Tranquilli

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Maternal and Infantile Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Salesi Hospital, 60123 Ancona, Italy
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  • M. Castellucci

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Normal Human Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Tronto, 10/a, I-60020 Ancona, Italy

,Accepted 16 October 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.10.016

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2009

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