Term placenta of the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)

• Published in: Placenta
• Main Authors: Diessler, Mónica Elizabeth, Migliorisi, Ana Lorena, Gomez Castro, María Gimena, Favaron, Phelipe Oliveira, Zanuzzi, Carolina Natalia, Negrete, Javier, Miglino, María Angélica, Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: W B Saunders Co Ltd
• Subjects: PINNIPED; SOUTHERN ELEPHANT; PLACENTA; ENDOTHELIOCHORIAL; DECIDUAL; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.3; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Argentina; Labyrinth; Mónica; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/174241

Introduction: The pinnipeds’ placenta has been described as zonary, annular, labyrinthic and endotheliochorial, like that of the terrestrial carnivores. This article describes the placenta of Mirounga leonina, a phocid pinniped, focusing on some morphological features related to fetal nutrition. Met...