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Reproductive & Development
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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
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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.
Body Systems
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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