Trophoblast Fusion in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

Ikram Benouda1, Daniel Vaiman1, Francisco Miralles1

  • 1Institut Cochin, U1016, INSERM, UMR8104 CNRS, Université de Paris, 24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.

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