2008
The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas
Yusuf K, Kliman HJ. The fetus, not the mother, elicits maternal immunologic rejection: lessons from discordant dizygotic twin placentas. Journal Of Perinatal Medicine 2008, 36: 291-296. PMID: 18598117, DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2008.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic villitisTwin placentasT cellsMaternal immunologic rejectionMaternal immune responseNumerous T cellsBirth weight differenceMouse monoclonal antibodyWeight discordancePathologic evidenceDizygotic pregnanciesAutoimmune disordersImmunologic rejectionDichorionic placentasHistologic examinationImmune responseVillitisBacterial infectionsPlacentaMonoclonal antibodiesChorionic villiFetusesMaternal environmentWeight differencesVilli
2007
Reference Weights for Placentas Delivered before the 28th Week of Gestation
Hecht JL, Kliman HJ, Allred EN, Pflueger SM, Chang C, Doss BJ, Roberts D, Livasy CA, Bhan I, Zambrano E, Ross DW, Senagore P, Husain AN, Leviton A. Reference Weights for Placentas Delivered before the 28th Week of Gestation. Placenta 2007, 28: 987-990. PMID: 17573110, DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-menstrual weeksSingleton placentasBirth weightPlacenta weightBirth weight z-scoreStandard weight tableWeight z-scoreSmall birth weightWeeks of gestationFetal indicationsLive infantsGestational ageTwin placentasPoor perfusionGrowth restrictionLarger sample sizeZ-scorePlacentaWeeksFetal processesStandard weightReference weightSample sizePreeclampsiaPregnancy