Validation of a high-fidelity training model for fetoscopic spina bifida surgery
Scientific Reports, 2021 Open fetal surgery for spina bifida (SB) is safe and effective yet invasive. The growing interest in fetoscopic SB repair (fSB-repair) prompts the need for appropriate training.
Luc Joyeux +13 more
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Maternal Cardiovascular Impairment in Pregnancies Complicated by Severe Fetal Growth Restriction [PDF]
, 2012 —Fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia are both conditions of placental etiology and associated to increased risk for the long-term development of cardiovascular disease in the mother. At presentation, preeclampsia is associated with maternal global
Liberati, M +3 more
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Role of androgen and gonadotrophins in the development and function of the Sertoli cells and Leydig cells: data from mutant and genetically modified mice [PDF]
, 2009 Development and maintenance of the male phenotype and establishment of fertility are all dependent upon the activity of the Sertoli cells and Leydig cells of the testis.
Abel, M.H. +4 more
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A possible new approach in the prediction of late gestational hypertension: The role of the fetal aortic intima-media thickness [PDF]
, 2017 The aim was to determine the predictive role of combined screening for late-onset gestational hypertension by fetal ultrasound measurements, third trimester uterine arteries (UtAs) Doppler imaging, and maternal history.
Camerin, Martina +4 more
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Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2021 Purpose Although non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) based on cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) in maternal plasma has been prevailing worldwide, low levels of fetal DNA fraction may lead to false‐negative results. Since fetal cells in maternal blood provide a pure
Noriko Ito +11 more
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The genomics of neonatal abstinence syndrome [PDF]
, 2017 Significant variability has been observed in the development and severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) among neonates exposed to prenatal opioids.
Cole, F. Sessions +2 more
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Maternal protein-energy malnutrition during early pregnancy in sheep impacts the fetal ornithine cycle to reduce fetal kidney microvascular development [PDF]
, 2014 This paper identifies a common nutritional pathway relating maternal through to fetal protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and compromised fetal kidney development. Thirty-one twin-bearing sheep were fed either a control (n=15) or low-protein diet (n=16, 17
Agricultural Research Council +19 more
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Obstetric anti-phospholipid syndrome: from pathogenesis to treatment
Immunological Medicine, 2021 Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by clinical manifestations such as thrombosis and obstetric complications with documented persistence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs).
Kayoko Kaneko +2 more
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Apoptosis in mouse fetal and neonatal oocytes during meiotic prophase one [PDF]
, 2007 Background The vast majority of oocytes formed in the fetal ovary do not survive beyond birth. Possible reasons for their loss include the elimination of non-viable genetic constitutions arising through meiosis, however, the ...
Ghafari , Fataneh +2 more
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Chylothorax Associated with Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2020 Introduction Congenital complete atrioventricular block (CCAVB) associated with congenital chylothorax is a rare finding that has been reported in only one case in the literature.
Shuhei Fujino +5 more
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