J Pathol Transl Med.  2019 Mar;53(2):145-147. 10.4132/jptm.2018.10.24.

Wharton Jelly Hair in a Case of Umbilical Cord Stricture and Fetal Death

• Kim EN
• Shim JY
• Kim CJ

• KMID: 2465456
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2018.10.24

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Constriction, Pathologic*
Fetal Death*
Hair*
Umbilical Cord*
Wharton Jelly*

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