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Sex-Specific Placental Responses in Fetal Development.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2015
Rosenfeld Cheryl S
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The placenta is an ephemeral but critical organ for the survival of all eutherian mammals and marsupials. It is the primary messenger system between the mother and fetus, where communicational signals, nutrients, waste, gases, and extrinsic factors are exchanged. Although the placenta may buffer the fetus from various environmental insults, placental dysfunction might also contribute to detrimental developmental...
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