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MeSH Heading: Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Tree Number(s): G08.686.784.769.455
Unique ID: D008431
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008431
Annotation: check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; note that FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION (Cat C) & IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED (Cat G) exist
Scope Note: Exchange of substances between the maternal blood and the fetal blood at the PLACENTA via PLACENTAL CIRCULATION. The placental barrier excludes microbial or viral transmission.
Entry Term(s): Transplacental Exposure
See Also: Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; Maternal-Fetal Relations; Placental Circulation
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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