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. 2022 Jul 21;51(8):102443. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102443

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Fig. 2: — Microscopic examination of the placenta: Histopathological features of the placenta with thrombosis of chorionic vessels and intramural fibrin deposition (a) (b) and (c) Brown staining of mesenchymal cells of umbilical cord with SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein anti-body, arrow: vascular wall (d) and (e) Positive staining in rare fibroblastic-type cells in the placental villi as well as in chorionic plate using an antibody to SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein (x40) (f) Lymphocytic villositis with CD3 immunostaining (arrow) (x25). (g) Positive placenta control SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein with brown staining of the trophoblast layer (to right corner), fibroblastic-type cells of the chorionic plate (on the left) (x20) as well as exceptional mesenchymal cells of umbilical cord (h). (i) Negative placenta control SARS CoV-2 Spike protein.