Inside the Placenta (IMAGE)

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

Inside the Placenta

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Inside the placenta: infected red blood cells (IRBC, in green) in the maternal blood space (MBS; in red) are localized near the placental tissue (trophoblast, in blue). (A) Snap shot of a live image of the placenta and (B) schematic representation of the structures shown in A.

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Credits: Luciana Moraes, IGC.

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