Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 861-868 , October 2009

Effect of Heme Oxygenase-1 Deficiency on Placental Development

  • H. Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Hui Zhao, Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Rm S230, Stanford, CA 94305-5208, USA. Tel.: +1 650 498 7246; fax: +1 650 725 7724.
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  • R.J. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    • ,
  • F.S. Kalish

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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  • N.R. Nayak

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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  • D.K. Stevenson

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

,Accepted 31 July 2009.

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☆ Summary sentence: Heme oxygenase-1 plays an important role in the development of the placenta and the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy.

PII: S0143-4004(09)00244-6

doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.07.012

Placenta
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 861-868 , October 2009

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