Research Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2010
Volume: 5
Issue: 2
Page No. 155 - 163

Ultrastructural and Immunofluorescence Studies of Placental Tissue in Hypertensive Diseases of Pregnancy

Authors : John Paul Judson, Lee Pui Fun, Vishna Devi Nadarajah, Sivalingam Nalliah, Srikumar Chakravarthi, P. Thanikhacalam and L. Santhanaraj

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