Morphometric characteristics of terminal villi of the placenta in pre-eclampsia

A I Shchyogolev1, E A Dubova, K A Pavlov

  • 1V. I. Kulakov Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. ashegolev@oparina4.ru

Comparative morphological study of the placentas from women suffering from pre-eclampsia was carried out. Morphometric studies of histological preparations showed shrinkage and low vascularization of the placental terminal villi determining the development of hypoxia.