JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 1973 · 196 citations · 0 references
C-type ParticlesPlacental DevelopmentPathogenesisHematologyFetal MedicineGynecologyPathologyMaternal HealthPlacental DiseaseMaternal-fetal MedicineNormal Human PlacentasMedicineMature ParticlesPlacental FunctionEmbryology
C-type particles were detected in 4 of 6 normal human placentas at the junction of the syncytiotrophoblast and the basement membrane. Budding and mature particles were more readily observed in nonterm placentas. A physiologic function for these particles is suggested.