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Endocrine Activity of Extraembryonic Membranes Extends beyond Placental Amniotes

BACKGROUND: During development, all amniotes (mammals, reptiles, and birds) form extraembryonic membranes, which regulate gas and water exchange, remove metabolic wastes, provide shock absorption, and transfer maternally derived nutrients. In viviparous (live-bearing) amniotes, both extraembryonic m...

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Autores principales: Albergotti, Lori C., Hamlin, Heather J., McCoy, Michael W., Guillette,, Louis J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19424488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005452