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The rat is an important model for studying the biology of trophoblast-uterine development. This chapter describes methods that are useful for the characterization of the rat uteroplacental compartment.
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Ain, R., Konno, T., Canham, L.N., Soares, M.J. (2006). Phenotypic Analysis of the Rat Placenta. In: Soares, M.J., Hunt, J.S. (eds) Placenta and Trophoblast. Methods in Molecular Medicineā¢, vol 121. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-983-4:293
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