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Morphology of the Afterbirth of the Danzig Quintuplets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
Abstract
The morphological examination of the afterbirth of the Danzig quintuplets showed that it was composed of five fused placentas forming one single placenta, of extraplacental fetal membranes forming five separate fetal amniotic sacs and five umbilical cords. The structure of the placentas was very similar and no focal pathological changes were found in their texture. From a morphological point of view all separating membranes speak in favour of a quintovular pregnancy.
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- 4. The Danzig Quintuplets
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- Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 22 , supplement S1 , October 1972 , pp. 164 - 167
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- Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1972
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