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HEMOCHORIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hemochorial 1, record 1, English, hemochorial
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Denoting a type of placenta in which the maternal blood comes in direct contact with the chorion. 2, record 1, English, - hemochorial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Having foetal epithelium bathed in maternal blood. 3, record 1, English, - hemochorial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hémochorial
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9mochorial
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qualifie un placenta dans lequel les tissus fœtaux sont au contact du sang maternel. 1, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9mochorial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Embryology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- endotheliochorial
1, record 2, English, endotheliochorial
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The stuff about Corey's mother refers to the closeness of the fetus to the mother's endometrium. There are four levels of closeness between embryo and uterine lining : epitheliochorial, syndesmochorial, endotheliochorial, and hemochorial. They are in order from furthest to closest. The wounding refers to the way the blastocyst cuts the epithelium of the uterus in order to reach the blood-rich tissue subjacent. 1, record 2, English, - endotheliochorial
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Embryologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- endothéliochorial
1, record 2, French, endoth%C3%A9liochorial
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un type de placenta où la barrière placentaire est constituée par le contact de l'endothélium des vaisseaux maternels avec la trophoblaste. 2, record 2, French, - endoth%C3%A9liochorial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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