Meanings
nounspongiotrophoblast (plural spongiotrophoblasts)
plural spongiotrophoblasts
- spongy trophoblast
Late in gestation DNMT1o-deficient placentas had greater spongiotrophoblast content and reduced labyrinth vascular surface area.
2015 August 5, “Partial Loss of Genomic Imprinting Reveals Important Roles for Kcnq1 and Peg10 Imprinted Domains in Placental Development”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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