Table 3 |
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Localization and immunostaining intensity of VEGF expression in placental villous tissues |
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Normal pregnancy (n: 55) |
IUGR (n: 55) |
Statistical comparison P value |
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Score |
0 n (%) |
1+ n (%) |
2+ n (%) |
3+ n (%) |
0 n (%) |
1+ n (%) |
2+ n (%) |
3+ n (%) |
P* |
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CVSC |
- |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
|
VSMC |
- |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
|
VVEC |
- |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
|
ST |
- |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
|
CT |
- |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
|
EVT |
55 (100) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55 (100) |
<0.001 |
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IUGR: Intrauterine growth restricted; CVSC: Chorionic villous stromal cells; VSMC: Vascular smooth muscle cells; VVEC: Villous vascular endothelial cells; ST: Syncytiotrophoblasts; CT; Cytotrophoblasts; EVT: Extravillous trophoblasts [Staining intensity of VEGF were scored as follows: 0 (negative), weak (1+), moderate (2+), and strong (3+)] *P: Statistical comparison of normal and IUGR placental tissues |
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Barut et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2010 5:24 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-5-24 |
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