Hofbauer cells morphology and density in placentas from normal and pathological gestations

• Main Authors: Charalampos Grigoriadis (Author), Aliki Tympa (Author), Maria Creatsa (Author), Panagiotis Bakas (Author), Angelos Liapis (Author), Agathi Kondi-Pafiti (Author), Georgios Creatsas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PURPOSE: In placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies, Hofbauer cells either disappear or become scanty after the fourth to fifth month of gestation. Immunohistochemistry though, reveals that a high percentage of stromal cells belong to Hofbauer cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the cha...