• Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine placental mediators in labor 

      Iliodromiti, Z.; Antonakopoulos, N.; Sifakis, S.; Tsikouras, P.; Daniilidis, A.; Dafopoulos, K.; Botsis, D.; Vrachnis, N. (2012)
      Considering that preterm birth accounts for about 6-10% of all births in Western countries and of more than 65% of all perinatal deaths, elucidation of the particularly complicated mechanisms of labor is essential for ...
    • Impact of Maternal Diabetes on Epigenetic Modifications Leading to Diseases in the Offspring 

      Vrachnis, N.; Antonakopoulos, N.; Iliodromiti, Z.; Dafopoulos, K.; Siristatidis, C.; Pappa, K. I.; Deligeoroglou, E.; Vitoratos, N. (2012)
      Gestational diabetes, occurring during the hyperglycemic period of pregnancy in maternal life, is a pathologic state that increases the incidence of complications in both mother and fetus. Offspring thus exposed to an ...