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Review Article| Volume 48, ISSUE 2, P247-266, June 2021

Placental Function and the Development of Fetal Overgrowth and Fetal Growth Restriction

  • Jerad H. Dumolt
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author. Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3420B, Aurora, CO 80045.
    Affiliations
    Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100A, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.
    Theresa L. Powell
    Footnotes
    1 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100A, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.
    Affiliations
    Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA

    Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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    2 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100C, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.
    Thomas Jansson
    Footnotes
    2 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100C, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.
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    Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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    1 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100A, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.
    2 Present address: Research Complex 2, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Room 3100C, MS 8613, Aurora, CO 80045.

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