A placental clock controlling the length of human pregnancy

作者: Mark McLean , Andrew Bisits , Joanne Davies , Russell Woods , Philip Lowry

DOI: 10.1038/NM0595-460

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摘要: We report the existence of a ‘placental clock’, which is active from an early stage in human pregnancy and determines the length of gestation and the timing of parturition and delivery. …

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