Morphology and ultrastructure of the chorioallantoic placenta of the Iberian mole (Talpa occidentalis) with special reference to heterophagous areolas and the nature of interhaemal barrier

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-173

  Siniza, Swetlana ^a   Lupiañez, Dario G ^b   Jiménez, Rafael ^b   Zeller, Ulrich ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endotheliochorial; Heterophagous areolas; Interhaemal barrier; Placenta; Talpidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CHORION VILLUS; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; LAURASIATHERIA; MOLE (INSECTIVORA); MORPHOGENESIS; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; TALPA OCCIDENTALIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLES; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY;

DISCOIDAE; LAURASIATHERIA; SCALOPUS AQUATICUS; TALPA EUROPAEA; TALPA OCCIDENTALIS; TALPIDAE;

EID: 84863529911     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01527.x     Document Type: Article

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