Abstract
Placenta constitutes the barrier between the fetus and the mother that allow the transport of nutrients as well as waste products between the fetus and the mother. The transport, can occur by different ways: simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion and receptor-mediated endocytosis, or by paracellular flow. The way nutrients are transported is influenced by several characteristics namely permeability, nutrient concentration gradients, placental blood flow and metabolism. Physical properties such as elasticity, stiffness and other rheological properties of amniotic membrane and extracellular matrix which are also influenced by the variation of the placenta composition and gestational age.
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Abrantes, A.M., Casalta-Lopes, J., Botelho, M.F. (2015). Biophysical Properties of Amniotic Membrane. In: Mamede, A., Botelho, M. (eds) Amniotic Membrane. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9975-1_3
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