Ultrastructure of Placenta of Gravidas with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Figure 1

Pathological morphology of placentas from control group (a, b) and GDM group (c, d). Placental sections were HE-stained. (a) The normal branching of villous trees. (b) The syncytiotrophoblast (ST) was clearly observed lying outside the villi, with scarce single cells of cytotrophoblast (CT). (c and d) The increased syncytial knotting (), villous edema (arrows), and perivillous fibrin (fi) depositions in GDM group. Bar = 20 um.

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