title: Increased placental apoptosis in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.
abstract: Placentas were obtained at delivery from 34 pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and from 34 uncomplicated pregnancies. The incidence of apoptotic nuclei was significantly greater (P <.01) in the placentas from the pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: To
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sahota
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012016:Reference Values