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Life's Vital Link: The astonishing role of the placenta
The development of the placenta was a pivotal event in evolution. Without it, we would still be laying eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring. It represents the critical link between the foetus and the mother, but its character is extraordinary - it is, in effect, a foreign tissue that invad...
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2013
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Table of Contents:
- After the afterbirth
- In the beginning
- The principal players
- Parental tug-o-war
- Connecting with mother
- Nature's transplant
- Products
- Gateway
- Journey's end.