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Alien cells of maternal origin have been identified in the organs of mice derived from fertilized ova transplanted into the uterus of a CBA/T6T6 recipient. This calls for a re-evaluation of the role of the materno-foetal barrier.
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TUFFREY, M., BISHUN, N. & BARNES, R. Porosity of the Mouse Placenta to Maternal Cells. Nature 221, 1029–1030 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2211029a0
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