The evolution of the placenta

Reproduction

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2016, Pages R179-R189

  Roberts, R Michael ^a   Green, Jonathan A ^a   Schulz, Laura C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CARTILAGINOUS FISH; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MARSUPIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; REVIEW; TELEOST; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84991474996     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-16-0325     Document Type: Review

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