Placental ABCA1 Expression Is Increased in Spontaneous Preterm Deliveries Compared with Iatrogenic Preterm Deliveries and Term Deliveries

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Lipid deposition assessed by Oil Red O staining in placental tissues from women with spontaneous preterm (SPD, (a)), iatrogenic preterm (IPD, (b)), and term (TD, (c)) deliveries; (d) blank control samples. Lipid deposition was observed in IPD and TD but not in SPD or the blank controls. Scale bar = 50 μm; original magnification, ×400. (e) Semiquantitative analysis of the lipid content in the placental tissues. Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA followed by SNK.

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