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Neutrophil infiltration and extracellular matrix damage in amniochorion from a woman with subclinical intrauterine infection.
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posted on 2013-02-20, 00:31 authored by Violeta Castro-Leyva, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Gerardo Barroso, Veronica Zaga-Clavellina, Arturo Flores-Pliego, Iyari Morales-Mendez, Silvia Giono-Cerezo, Scott W. Walsh, Guadalupe Estrada-GutierrezRepresentative immunohistochemistry of the fetal membranes from a woman with preterm labor and subclinical intrauterine infection. Open arrows show neutrophil infiltration, and filled arrows indicate damage to the extracellular matrix arrangement in amnion (A), chorion (C), and decidua (D). Light microscopy, hematoxilin stain.