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Comment
. 2021 Jan 15:104:304-305.
doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.11.007. Epub 2020 Nov 18.

Letter to the editor: The placenta and COVID-19

Rasha A Al-Lami  1 , Ammar M A Algburi  2
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Letter to the editor: The placenta and COVID-19

Rasha A Al-Lami et al. Placenta. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; Maternal-fetal interface; Placenta; SARS-CoV-2.

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Comment on

  • Placental barrier against COVID-19.
    Komine-Aizawa S, Takada K, Hayakawa S. Komine-Aizawa S, et al. Placenta. 2020 Sep 15;99:45-49. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2020.07.022. Epub 2020 Jul 25. Placenta. 2020. PMID: 32755724 Free PMC article. Review.

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