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The nature of the insectivoran chorioallantic placenta has been a controversial subject mainly because of the incorrect identification of trophoblast by Hubrecht (1894). He reported it as hemochorial. A more plausible interpretation of the placental nature of the Indian musk shrew, Suncus murinus, was presented by Owers (1960), who described it as endothelio-endothelial.
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Bhiwgade, D.A., Menon, S. (2023). Ultrastructure of Endotheliochorial Interhemal of the Indian Musk Shrew, Suncus murinus. In: Ultrastructural Investigations on the Pituitary-Gonadal Axis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3276-4_5
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