Placental cells (IMAGE)

Institut Pasteur

Placental cells

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Placental cells are stained blue (nuclei) and the reactive oxygen species produced by mitochondria are stained red by fluorescence. The levels of these reactive species are altered during preeclampsia.

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© Laurent Chatre, Institut Pasteur/CNRS

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