The human gestational sac as a choriovitelline placenta during early pregnancy; the secondary yolk sac and organoid models

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The yolk sac is phylogenetically the oldest of the extra-embryonic membranes and plays important roles in nutrient transfer during early pregnancy in many species. In the human this function is considered largely vestigial, in part because the secondary yolk sac never makes contact with the inner surface of the chorionic sac. Instead, it is separated from the chorion by the fluid-filled extra-embryonic coelom and...

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