Chorionic vessels

Vasculature of the placenta, with a chorionic artery labeled in .

Chorionic (plate) vessels are blood vessels, including both arteries and veins, that carry blood through the chorion in the feto-placental circulation.

Chorionic arteries branch off the umbilical artery, and supply the capillaries of the chorionic villi. Increased vasocontractility of chorionic arteries may contribute to preeclampsia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Benoit, C.; Zavecz, J.; Wang, Y. (2007). "Vasoreactivity of Chorionic Plate Arteries in Response to Vasoconstrictors Produced by Preeclamptic Placentas". Placenta 28 (5–6): 498–504. doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2006.09.002. PMC 3070483. PMID 17070574.


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