Historically, researchers have identified chimeric cells in maternal tissues using fluorescence in situ hybridization to label any errant Y chromosomes in women who had given birth to sons. However, ...

The decidua is a maternal tissue; mother's neutrophils circulating in the decidual blood vessels sense these chemicals and respond by leaving the circulation and entering the tissues. They often ...

Georgians spoke out against the state's abortion restrictions Monday at the latest in a series of Atlanta forums organized by ...

A unique function of the placenta as an interface link between maternal and fetal tissues is to fulfill critical roles such as preventing allograft rejection of the fetus, ensuring fetal nutrient ...

External exposures due to sources of radiation external to the body of the female worker that irradiate not only maternal tissues but also the embryo or fetus. Internal exposures due to the ...