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Chorioallantoic Morphogenesis and Formation of the Placental Villous Tree
1 May 2003
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The placenta is a highly specialized organ whose primary function is to promote the exchange of nutrients and oxygen between maternal and fetal blood, essential for survival and growth of the baby. The surface area for nutrient transport is a highly convoluted villous structure that forms by branching morphogenesis. In mice, this process begins after embryonic day 8.5, following attachment of allantoic mesoderm...
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