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Obstetrics
Studies add new findings to obstetrics body of knowledge
May 12th, 2005
New findings from Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom describe advances in obstetrics. Study 1: Estrogen-dependent factors rule placental angiogenesis throughout gestation. "Angiogenesis is essential for the development and growth of the human placenta throughout gestation, under the influence of enriched estrogen. This prompted us to study the clinical implications of estrogen-dependent angiogenic factors derived from the human placenta. Fifty-eight women ranging from 6 to 41 weeks' gestational age (25 in the first trimester, 12 in the second trimester and 21 in the third trimester) underwent abortion and delivery," scientists in Japan...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-12)
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