Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 817-827 , 1 April 2010

How to study placental vascular development?

  • F. Herr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
    • ,
  • N. Baal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
    • ,
  • R. Widmer-Teske

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
    • ,
  • T. McKinnon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Zygmunt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 3834 866500; fax: +49 3834 866501.

Received 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.003

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 6 , Pages 817-827 , 1 April 2010

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