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Determination of the Transport Rate of Xenobiotics and Nanomaterials Across the Placenta using the <em>ex vivo</em> Human Placental Perfusion Model
18 Jun 2013
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Decades ago the human placenta was thought to be an impenetrable barrier between mother and unborn child. However, the discovery of thalidomide-induced birth defects and many later studies afterwards proved the opposite. Today several harmful xenobiotics like nicotine, heroin, methadone or drugs as well as environmental pollutants were described to overcome this barrier. With the growing use of nanotechnology,...
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