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Figure 6a. Villi at 28 weeks. Note trophoblast nuclei still form a thick layer around the villous surface, and fetal capillaries are few in number per villus, and more centrally located in the stroma (compare with figure 6b below). |
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Figure 6b. Note the increased vascular density in this term placenta compared with figure 6a above. |
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