Suppressive Effect of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on Vascular Remodeling That Takes Place in the Normal Labyrinth Zone of Rat Placenta during Late Gestation

The maintenance of the placental vasculature is essential for sustaining normal fetal growth. On the basis of our previous observation that fetal death was accompanied by placental hypoxia upon exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) (R. Ishimura et al., 2002a, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmaco...

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