The fetal-maternal interface of the nine-banded armadillo: endothelial cells of maternal sinus are partially replaced by trophoblast
Chavan AR, Wagner GP. The fetal-maternal interface of the nine-banded armadillo: endothelial cells of maternal sinus are partially replaced by trophoblast. Zoological Letters 2016, 2: 11. PMID: 27284459, PMCID: PMC4899922, DOI: 10.1186/s40851-016-0048-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal immune systemImmune systemFetal-maternal immune toleranceSemi-allogenic fetusFetal-maternal interfaceVascular endothelial layerUterine connective tissuePresence of leukocytesEndometrial stromaImmune toleranceImmunohistochemical toolsIntervillous spaceUterine tissuePlacental fibrinoidTrophoblast cellsInvasive placentationEndothelial liningMaternal sinusesEndothelial cellsEndothelial layerSinusConnective tissueBlood sinusesMaternal tissuesLuminal side