Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Developmental biology: Placenta key to fetal growth rate

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Developmental biology: Placenta key to fetal growth rate


Nature 468, 7324 (2010). doi:10.1038/468603d


Gestation period varies widely in the mammalian world, with some species developing twice as fast as others in the womb. This is largely because of differences in the arrangement of fetal and maternal tissues in the placenta.Isabella Capellini at Durham University, UK, and her


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