Placental growth factor and placental perfusion

• Main Authors: Sara Francesca Deiana (Author), Ileana Atzeni (Author), Alessandra Meloni (Author), Silvia Soddu (Author), Giuseppina Parodo (Author), Melania Puddu (Author), Erica Vannelli (Author), Alessandra Atzei (Author), Gavino Faa (Author), Vassilios Fanos (Author), Gian Benedetto Melis (Author), Anna Maria Paoletti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Placental Growth Factor (PlGF) is a very important angiogenic protein secreted by the placenta, necessary for the proper functioning of the endothelial cells during pregnancy. In normal pregnancies, PlGF plasma circulating levels increase up to the 32nd week of pregnancy, and then decrease until the...