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Original Article

Oxidative damage to pre-eclamptic placenta: immunohistochemical expression of VEGF, nitrotyrosine residues and von Willebrand factor

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Pages 2339-2345 | Received 16 Oct 2011, Accepted 19 Apr 2012, Published online: 19 Jun 2012

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