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Healthy and pre-eclamptic placental basal plate lining cells: quantitative comparisons based on confocal laser scanning microscopy

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/05/2004
<mark>Journal</mark>Microscopy Research and Technique
Issue number1
Volume64
Number of pages9
Pages (from-to)54-62
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Immunocytochemical confocal laser scanning microscope images of the monolayer of cells lining the intervillus space at the basal plate of term placentae were analysed using stereology. Immunoreactively-distinct regions of this mosaic layer were measured. In basal plate from healthy pregnancies, trophoblast epithelium occupied 18.91% of the surface area and endothelium 60.81%. In pre-eclampsia the equivalent areas were 15.57% and 67.63%. Acellular fibrinoid covers the remaining area and this component decreases in area in pre-eclampsia. The statistically significant increase in the cellular endothelial compartment may be relevant to the hypertensive pathology of pre-eclampsia as endothelial signalling plays a major role in regulation of blood pressure. (C) 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Allied Health Professions and Studies