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Life's Vital Link: The astonishing role of the placenta
Life's Vital Link: The astonishing role of the placenta
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Author(s): Loke, Y.W.
ISBN No.: 9780191653124
Pages: 288
Year: 201304
Format: E-Book
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How does the foetus - a foreign body - survive inside the mother? The placenta is the extraordinary organ that allows this to happen; but this remarkable feat of evolution is only just being fully appreciated by science. Y.W. Loke explores the fascinating nature of the placenta and what it can tell us about evolution, development, and genetics.


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