Abstract
For decades, superoxic ex vivo dual perfusion of the human placental lobule has been used as a model to study the physiology and metabolism of the placenta. The aim of this study was to further develop the technique to enable perfusion at soluble oxygen concentrations similar to those in normal pregnancy (normoxia) and in pre-eclampsia (PE; hypoxia). Our design involved reducing the mean soluble oxygen tension in the maternal-side intervillous space (IVS) perfusate to 5-7% and
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Laboratory investigation |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |