Syncytiotrophoblast | |
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![]() Primary chorionic villi. Diagrammatic. | |
![]() Secondary chorionic villi. Diagrammatic. | |
Details | |
Carnegie stage | 5a |
Days | 8 |
Identifiers | |
Latin | syncitiotrophoblastus |
TE | E6.0.1.1.4.0.2 |
FMA | 83040 |
Anatomical terminology |
The syncytiotrophoblast (from the Greek 'syn'- "together"; 'cytio'- "of cells"; 'tropho'- "nutrition"; 'blast'- "bud") is the epithelial covering of the highly vascular embryonic placental villi, which invades the wall of the uterus to establish nutrient circulation between the embryo and the mother. It is a multinucleate, terminally differentiated syncytium, extending to 13 cm.
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