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Editorial
. 2021 Feb 18:12:653084.
doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.653084. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: The Role of the Fetal Membranes in Pregnancy and Birth

Ramkumar Menon  1 , Martha Lappas  2   3 , Tamas Zakar  4   5
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Editorial: The Role of the Fetal Membranes in Pregnancy and Birth

Ramkumar Menon et al. Front Physiol. .
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Keywords: PPROM; amniochorion; fetal membranes; pregnancy; preterm birth.

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Figure 1
The structure of the human fetal membranes. (A) Microscopic cross section of the fetal membrane tissues stained with Masson's trichrome. (B) Cartoon representation of the histological image. The decidua (not shown) is fused to the chorion trophoblast cell layer forming the feto-maternal interface. ECM, extracellular matrix. The illustration has been created by Dr. Lauren Richardson.
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