(from the article `drug`) The body has anatomic or physiological barriers that tend to protect the reproductive system. The so-called placental barrier and the blood-testis ... The placental barrier between mother and fetus is the `leakiest` barrier and is a very poor block to chemicals. The placenta is composed of several ......
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Synonym for placental membrane ... The semipermeable layer of foetal tissue separating the maternal from the foetal blood in the placenta; composed of: 1) endothelium of the foetal vessels in the chorionic villi, 2) stromata of the villi, 3) cytotrophoblast (negligible after the fifth month of gestation), and 4) syncytial trophoblast covering the v...
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the tissue layers of the placenta which regulate the exchange of substances between the fetal and maternal circulation.
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Type: Term Synonyms: placental membrane
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The semipermeable epitheleal layer of the placenta that separates maternal and fetal blood.
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