Alterations of the fetal capillary bed in the guinea pig placenta following long-term hypoxia

I Scheffen, P Kaufmann, L Philippens, R Leiser… - Oxygen transport to …, 1990 - Springer
I Scheffen, P Kaufmann, L Philippens, R Leiser, C Geisen, K Mottaghy
Oxygen transport to tissue XII, 1990Springer
Several pathohistological studies (Chabes et al., 1967; Salvatore, 1968; Hölzl et al., 1974;
Kaufmann, 1982; Jackson et al., 1988; Kaufmann et al., 1988) concerning the maturation of
the human placental villi provide evidence that there is a mutual relation between terminal
villus development and capillary growth. Two types of fetal villous hyper-capillarisation have
been described (Kaufmann et al., 1988) which are combined with typical patterns of terminal
villus malformations: Type a: abnormally long, largely unbranched, highly dilated capillary …
Abstract
Several pathohistological studies (Chabes et al., 1967; Salvatore, 1968; Hölzl et al., 1974; Kaufmann, 1982; Jackson et al., 1988; Kaufmann et al., 1988) concerning the maturation of the human placental villi provide evidence that there is a mutual relation between terminal villus development and capillary growth. Two types of fetal villous hyper-capillarisation have been described (Kaufmann et al., 1988) which are combined with typical patterns of terminal villus malformations:
  • Type a: abnormally long, largely unbranched, highly dilated capillary loops, and
  • Type b: dense, highly branched capillary networks, composed of short, narrow capillaries.
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