Human placental trophoblast in regions of high and low environmental pollution. A histochemical and morphological study.
The authors demonstrate the dependence of development of a uniform layer of syncytiotrophoblast with good cytochrome oxidase activity in placental villi on the absence of noxious industrial by-products in the environment of the pregnant woman. The degree of deviation from the developmental norm observed in regions free from industrial pollution can serve as measure of the degree of that pollution in urban-industrial regions.
Zamorska
L
L
Department of Cytobiology and Histochemistry, Academy of Medicine, Cracow, Poland.
Kaczmarski
F
F
Pawlicki
R
R
Niweliński
J
J
Ochalska
B
B
Dudek
G
G
Zołnierek
M
M
Ziarko
M
M
D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000032:analysis*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008871:Microvilli / Q000201:enzymology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV