Baby’s first organ.

• Autores: Adrian Erlebacher, Susan J. Fisher
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 317, Nº. 4, 2017, págs. 46-53
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article offers information on the benefits in placenta, which is the first and largest organ to develop after conception. It focuses on the placenta’s vulnerability to Zika virus. It mentions that mother’s immune system cannot recognize the placenta and the fetus as genetically foreign target them for attack. It mentions that during the delivery, the placenta weighs just more than a pound and has two distinct sides.