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‘Fetal side’ of the placenta: anatomical mis-annotation of carbon particle ‘transfer’ across the human placenta

Nature Communications 2021 30 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 50 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
John Aplin, Beth Holder, John Aplin, Carolyn Jones, John Aplin, Nardhy Gomez‐Lopez, Alexander Heazell, Ana Claudia Zenclussen Joanna L. James, Carolyn Jones, Helen Jones, Rohan M. Lewis, Gil Mor, Claire T. Roberts, Sarah A. Robertson, Ana Claudia Zenclussen

Summary

This correspondence challenged previous claims of carbon particle transfer across the human placenta, arguing that the original study misidentified the fetal and maternal sides of placental tissue, raising important questions about nanoparticle translocation evidence.

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Matters Arising article, arising from H. Bové et al. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11654-3 (2019).

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