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ANNALES D ENDOCRINOLOGIE
Volume 77, Issue 2, Pages 67-74Publisher
MASSON EDITEUR
DOI: 10.1016/j.ando.2016.04.006
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Placenta; Mammals; Comparative anatomy; Pregnancy
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The placenta is a complex, transient organ associated with viviparity, which is located at the interface of the dam and fetus during pregnancy. It is formed after attachment, or implantation, of the blastocyst on the uterine lining and derives from complex cellular and molecular interactions between uterine and embryonic tissues. In mammals, there are many forms of placentation but this organ has the same function in all species: it is responsible for orchestrating materno-fetal exchanges, together with endocrine and immunological functions. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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