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Permeability Pathways in Fetal Placental Capillaries

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Placental Vascularization and Blood Flow

Part of the book series: Trophoblast Research ((TR,volume 3))

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The structural and biochemical complexity of trophoblast reflects its diverse roles in placental synthesis, metabolism, and transport. However, not all of the functions of the placenta can be equated with activities of trophoblast. It is now becoming evident that the permeability properties of the interhemal membrane can only partially be understood if the contribution of the non-trophoblastic layers of the membrane is not recognized.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 ORE, UK

    J. Anthony Firth & Karol F. Bauman

  2. Departments of Child Health and Physiology, University of Manchester St. Mary’s Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 OJH, UK

    Colin P. Sibley

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  1. RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Peter Kaufmann

  2. University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    Richard K. Miller

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Firth, J.A., Bauman, K.F., Sibley, C.P. (1988). Permeability Pathways in Fetal Placental Capillaries. In: Kaufmann, P., Miller, R.K. (eds) Placental Vascularization and Blood Flow. Trophoblast Research, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8109-3_12

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