Browsing by Subject "placenta development"

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      Comparative developmental anatomy of the murine and human definitive placentae 

      Georgiades, Pantelis; Fergyson-Smith, A. C.; Burton, G. J. (2002)
      The placenta of eutherian mammals is a remarkable biological structure. It is composed of both zygote-derived and maternal cells, and mediates the complex interactions between the mother and the fetus that are necessary ...
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      Roles for genomic imprinting and the zygotic genome in placental development 

      Georgiades, Pantelis; Watkins, M.; Burton, G. J.; Ferguson-Smith, A. C. (2001)
      The placenta contains several types of fetomaternal interfaces where zygote-derived cells interact with maternal cells or maternal blood for the promotion of fetal growth and viability. The genetic factors regulating the ...