cytotrophoblast

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In pregnancy: The uterus and the development of the placenta
The cytotrophoblast, which lines the cavity, forms fingers of proliferating cells extending into the syncytiotrophoblast. After the placenta is developed, these fingers will be the cores of the rootlike placental villi, structures that will draw nutrients and oxygen from the maternal blood that bathes them. This…
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