OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to determine whether maternal diabetes affects placental levels of the extracellular matrix components fibronectin, laminin, and collagen-IV.
STUDY DESIGN
Fibronectin, laminin, and collagen-IV deposition in term (day 20) rat placentas from normal and diabetic pregnancies was detected by use of Western blot, slot-blot, and immunohistochemical studies.
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