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From: Biological importance of podoplanin expression in chorionic villous stromal cells and its relationship to placental pathologies

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(a) In non-decidualized endometrium, the stroma is podoplanin-negative and contains many lymphatic vessels (arrow). Lymphatic regression is prominent in decidualized endometrium (asterisk indicates lymphatic vessels) (podoplanin, a ×50). (b) Strong expression of podoplanin in decidual cells around spiral arterioles (arrow, spiral arteriole; asterisk, podoplanin-positive decidual cell) (podoplanin, ×400). (c) Cytoplasmic podoplanin immunoreactivity in Hofbauer cells (asterisk) and apical immunoreactivity in syncytiotrophoblasts (arrow) (podoplanin, ×200). (d) Membranous podoplanin immunoreactivity in decidual cells (arrow) (podoplanin, ×100). (e) Loss of podoplanin expression in areas of stromal fibrosis (asterisks) in chorionic villi (podoplanin, ×200). (f) Podoplanin-positive stromal cells laying cisterns in molar villi (arrow) (podoplanin, ×630).

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