The role of decidual natural killer cells in pregnancy
During pregnancy, maternal uterine spiral arteries are remodelled from minimal flow, high resistance vessels into large diameter, low resistance, high flow vessels. This change is crucial for delivery of adequate blood supply to the developing fetus, and is impaired in pregnancies complicated by pre...
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St George's, University of London
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.558353 |