Abstract
The vagina undergoes complex embryologic changes during the first and part of the second trimesters, which result in significant histological transformations. The histological appearance of the fetal vagina is also affected by placental and maternal hormonal influences that are unique to prenatal life. Those histological features are the focus of this chapter.
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Ruchelli, E.D., Ruchelli, E.D., Huff, D.S., Huff, D.S. (2011). Vagina. In: Ernst, L., Ruchelli, E., Huff, D. (eds) Color Atlas of Fetal and Neonatal Histology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0019-6_17
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