[Placental macrophages (Kashchenko-Gofbauer cells) and their role in pathology]. / Platsentarnye makrophagi (kletki Kashchenko-Gofbauera) i ikh rol' v patologii.

The review deals with the origin, development, histo- and ultrastructure of placental macrophages, their link with stromal channels and their role in pathology. The necessity of further ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies of these cells in the antenatal infection and early placental failure is emphasized.