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The placenta is the organ of fetal–maternal exchange during gestation. It is a fetal organ by embryologic origin, but has close association with the maternal tissues of the endometrium. Thus, it is unique among the fetal organs in that maternal tissues are also a significant part of the histological component of the placenta.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA

    Linda M. Ernst MD, MHS (Assistant Professor of Pathology and Director of Perinatal Pathology)

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  1. Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University, 710 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, 60611, Illinois, USA

    Linda M. Ernst

  2. Dept. Pathology, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 324 South 34th St, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Eduardo D. Ruchelli

  3. Dept. Pathology, Children's Hospital Philadelphia, 324 South 34th St, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Dale S. Huff

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Ernst, L.M. (2011). Placenta. In: Ernst, L., Ruchelli, E., Huff, D. (eds) Color Atlas of Fetal and Neonatal Histology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0019-6_31

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