The placenta as a cradle, but not source, of blood?
An important question is whether the placenta is a source of, or merely a niche for, blood-forming hematopoietic stem cells. A recent PLOS Biology study suggests that the placenta does not directly give rise to hematopoietic stem cells.
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| title | The placenta as a cradle, but not source, of blood? |
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