The velocity of fetal growth is associated with the breadth of the placental surface, but not with the length
OBJECTIVES: Studies of the placenta in pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia have led to the suggestion that tissue along the length and breadth of its surface has different functions. A recent study in Saudi Arabia showed that the body size of newborn babies was related to the breadth of the sur...
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Language: | English |
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2013-07.
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