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Placenta formation

This animation illustrate the formation of the placenta and blood barrier and their role in providing the embryo with nutrients and oxygen, removing waste products, and preventing harmful substance from entering in.

Placenta formation

Review Date: 9/16/2008

Reviewed By: Dan Sacks MD, FACOG, Obstetrics & Gynecology in Private Practice, West Palm Beach, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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