Maternal iron deficiency impacts the placental arterial network.
Jacinta Isabelle Kalisch-Smith, Emily C. Morris, Mary A. A. Strevens, Andia N. Redpath, Kostantinos Klaourakis, Dorota Szumska, Jennifer E. Outhwaite, Xin Sun, Joaquim Miguel Vieira, Nicola Smart, Sarah De Val, Paul Richard Riley, Duncan Burnaby Sparrow
The paper identifies molecular markers for placental arterial and venous endothelial cells and shows maternal iron deficiency impairs the arterial vascular network.
Frontiers in Genetics · Jan 19, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology