Placentation in mammals: Definitive placenta, yolk sac, and paraplacenta

Theriogenology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 278-287

  Carter, A M ^a   Enders, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorion; Choriovitelline placentation; Hemophagous areas; Smooth chorioallantois; Vascular paraplacenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MAMMALS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; YOLK SAC;

EID: 84964786448     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.041     Document Type: Review

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