Remarkable role for the placenta

Ron McKay ()
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Ron McKay: Ron McKay is at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.

Nature, 2011, vol. 472, issue 7343, 298-299

Abstract: The placenta does not only act as the essential link between the developing embryo and its mother. Unexpectedly, it is also a source of serotonin — a neurotransmitter that is crucial for embryonic brain development. See Letter p.347

Date: 2011
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