Introduction: The vascular rich villous trees of the placenta form complex three-dimensional
structures that facilitate exchange between the maternal and fetal circulations. Dysfunctional …

This is a well-known fact that placenta is one of the most important anatomical structure in
term of nutrition to foetus is concerned. The placenta is an essential organ for normal …

The placenta is the only human organ that has a highly variable, stochastic shape. Deviation
of a placenta from the average (more or less round, with a more or less centrally inserted …

Placental vascular dysfunction is a major cause of pregnancy complications, such as
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). However, current knowledge on human placental …

Introduction: In human placenta, two different branching patterns of chorionic blood vessels
exist. In the dispersal type, the chorionic blood vessels undergo successive divisions with …

The efficient functioning of the human placenta is crucial for the favorable outcome of the
pregnancy. This thesis aims at developing a mathematical model of respiratory gas …

Background Novel measures of the chorionic plate and vessels are used to test the
hypothesis that variation in placental structure is correlated with reduced birth weight (BW) …

Objective: To investigate the occurrence of early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) in twin-twin
transfusion syndrome (TTTS) managed with laser surgery. Study design: We performed a …

Background: To study the histomorphological changes in placentae of pre-eclamptic
mothers and to compare them with placentae of normotensive mothers with reference to …

A placenta humana é o órgão materno-fetal que assegura as trocas nutritivas, metabólicas e
gasosas entre o organismo materno e o feto de modo a garantir o desenvolvimento fetal …