Visualizing The Placenta, a Critical but Poorly Understood Organ

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Posted on  by Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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Visualizing The Placenta, a Critical but Poorly Understood Organ

The placenta is the Rodney Dangerfield of organs; it gets no respect, no respect at all. This short-lived but critical organ supports pregnancy by bringing nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, removing waste, providing immune protection, and producing hormones to support fetal development. It also influences the lifelong health of...

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