Increased autophagy in placentas of intrauterine growth-restricted pregnancies.

Unexplained intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) may be a consequence of placental insufficiency; however, its etiology is not fully understood. We surmised that defective placentation in IUGR dysregulates cellular bioenergic homeostasis, leading to increased autophagy in the villous trophoblast....

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Main Authors: Tai-Ho Hung, Szu-Fu Chen, Liang-Ming Lo, Meng-Jen Li, Yi-Lin Yeh, T'sang-T'ang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3397998?pdf=render