Baur Morphometry of the Placental Exchange Area
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-66603-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 65 Seiten
Reihe: Medicine
ISBN: 978-3-642-66603-2
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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A. Introduction.- B. Materials and Methods.- 1. Materials.- 2. Contributors.- 3. Nomenclature.- 4. Measurement Methods.- 5. Evaluation.- C. Findings.- 1. Growth of the Total Villous Surface Area.- 2. Transformed Values of Areas and Volumes.- 3. Variation of the Area/ Volume Ratio with Time.- 4. Relative Villous Surface Area.- 5. Volume of the Compact Parts of the Placenta.- 6. Surface Density.- 7. Macroscopic Chorionic Surface Area.- 8. Surface Enlargement Factor.- 9. Area/Volume Ratios in Full Term Placentas.- D. Discussion.- 1. Smoothing Curves and Function Equations.- 2. Compact Parts of the Placenta and Surface Density.- 3. Macroscopic Chorionic Surface Area and Surface Enlargement Factor.- 4. Model of the Growth of the Total Villous Surface Area and of the Total Volume.- 5. Physiological Implications of the Area/Volume Ratio.- 6. Differences in the Size of the Villous Surface Area in Compact and in Diffuse Placentas.- 7. Morphometric Findings and Systematic Classification of Placentas.- E. Summary.- F. References.- G. Subject Index.