Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3441480 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Placental exposure to cytomegalovirus induces an inflammatory response that precedes invasive trophoblast cell death. Cytomegalovirus may prevent normal placental invasion, which results in adverse reproductive outcomes that are associated with placental dysfunction.
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Authors
Doris MD, Yujie MD, Jian MD, Cindy MD, Samuel MD,