Trophoblast Cell Subtypes and Dysfunction in the Placenta of Individuals with Preeclampsia Revealed by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing |
Zhou, Wenbo
(International Genome Center, Jiangsu University)
Wang, Huiyan (Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University) Yang, Yuqi (Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University) Guo, Fang (Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University) Yu, Bin (Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing Medical University) Su, Zhaoliang (International Genome Center, Jiangsu University) |
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