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Stimulation of hCG protein and mRNA in first trimester villous cytotrophoblast cells in vitro by glycodelin A [PDF]

, 2005
Aim: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by fetal trophoblast cells and secreted into maternal circulation mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Albanese, Bergemann, Boime, Bonduelle, Cole, Hammer, Heffner, Jeschke, Julkunen, Julkunen, Kubota, Laird, Laird, Maston, Okamoto, Pestell, Pierro, Pockley, Pockley, Seppala   +19 more
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Recent Advances in Thalassemia Research: A Comprehensive Assessment From Diagnostic Technologies to Clinical Treatment

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Thalassemia, a common hereditary blood disorder causing impaired globin synthesis and related complications, has seen remarkable progress in recent years due to advancements in genomics and molecular biology. Researchers have identified various gene variants related to thalassemia and improved clinical diagnostic methods, including new genetic testing ...
Chaoqiong Zhou, Ting Chen, Ying Huang, Huali Wang, Dahai He, Feng Wu, Yan Zhang, Lirui Kong   +7 more
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Analytical model of the feto-placental vascular system: consideration of placental oxygen transport [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2018
The placenta is a transient vascular organ that enables nutrients and blood gases to be exchanged between fetal and maternal circulations. Herein, the structure and oxygen diffusion across the trophoblast membrane between the fetal and maternal red blood
Parisa Mirbod
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Grandmother's pregnancy complications and autism spectrum disorders in grandchildren, a California multigenerational cohort study

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pregnancy complications have been associated with offspring autism spectrum disorders (ASD). There has also been increasing evidence for multigenerational risk factors of ASD. Methods In a multigenerational California birth cohort of 1,740,379 mother–child pairs, we investigated pregnancy complications when the grandmother was ...
Ting Chow, Qi Meng, Jingyuan Xiao, Karl O’Sharkey, Zeyan Liew, Beate Ritz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in the first trimester associated with congenital heart defects?

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Emerging evidence suggests a potential link between maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during early pregnancy and the development of congenital heart defects (CHD) in offspring.
Athina Samara, Athina Samara, Athina Samara, Conrado Milani Coutinho, Paul T. Heath, Asma Khalil, Asma Khalil, Asma Khalil   +7 more
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Probiotic consumption reduces alveolar bone loss and kidney damage in pregnant rats with experimental periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 (B. lactis HN019) is a probiotic bacterial strain with immunomodulatory properties. Its benefits have been observed in healthy and systemically compromised animals with periodontitis (PD). Our objective was to investigate the local and systemic effects of the systemic administration of B.
Átila V. V. Nobre, Pedro H. F. Silva, Marina C. G. Del‐Arco, Raquel F. Gerlach, Rene S. Oliezer, José E. Tanus‐Santos, Luciene C. Figueiredo, Janaina S. A. M. Evangelista, Flávia A. C. Furlaneto, Michel R. Messora, Sérgio Luiz Salvador   +10 more
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Survival of an infant with massive fetomaternal hemorrhage with a neonatal hemoglobin concentration of 1.2 g/dL without evident neurodevelopmental sequelae

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
Fetomaternal hemorrhage is referred to as the passage of fetal blood into the maternal circulation. Massive hemorrhage can cause severe fetal anemia, affecting fetal and neonatal outcomes.
Jun Miyahara, Hiroshi Sugiura, Shigeru Ohki   +2 more
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Chorionic Structures in Maternal Blood [PDF]

, 2007
Chorionic villi are the exchange structures of the placenta where human fetuses receive oxygen and nutrients from maternal blood, this article reports an improvement of a published method to recover them from the blood of pregnant, women, quotes their ...
Nilo Pereira Luz
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Managing Skin Diseases During Pregnancy: Treatment Discontinuation, Concerns and Physician Counselling

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Physiological changes during pregnancy can trigger or worsen dermatological conditions, yet evidence‐based guidance for safe management remains limited. In a cross‐sectional survey of 273 pregnant women, 33.7% reported having a skin disease, and 56% experienced worsening of symptoms.
Frederikke Seeberg, Anne Sofie Frølunde, Mette Deleuran, Line Kolding, Christian Vestergaard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Fluid Dance in Seamless Dress: The Field of Pre- and Perinatal Development Challenges Researchers to Integrate Scientific and Spiritual Orientations [PDF]

, 2012
The response of humankind to mystery is explored here, relative to the historically sharp distinction between scientific and spiritual ways of knowing. The evolving image of a dancer in a half-male/half-female costume serves as a metaphor for the rapport
Axness, Marcy Wineman
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