The Possible Role of Placental Morphometry in the Detection of Fetal Growth Restriction

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is often the result of placental insufficiency and is characterized by insufficient transplacental transport of nutrients and oxygen. The main underlying entities of placental insufficiency, the pathophysiologic mechanism, can broadly be divided into impairments in blo...

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Main Authors: Nastaran Salavati, Maddy Smies, Wessel Ganzevoort, Adrian K. Charles, Jan Jaap Erwich, Torsten Plösch, Sanne J. Gordijn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
FGR
SGA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01884/full