Sex differences in rat placental development: from pre-implantation to late gestation

Abstract Background A male fetus is suggested to be more susceptible to in utero and birth complications. This may be due in part to altered morphology or function of the XY placenta. We hypothesised that sexual dimorphism begins at the blastocyst stage with sex differences in the progenitor trophec...

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Published in:Biology of Sex Differences
Main Authors: J. I. Kalisch-Smith, D. G. Simmons, M. Pantaleon, K. M. Moritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Subjects:
Blastocyst
Trophectoderm
Placenta
Trophoblast
Sexual dimorphism
Differentiation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-017-0138-6

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