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barrier
(redirected from placental barrier)

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barrier
1. 
a. an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon
b. (as modifier): a barrier beach
2. that part of the Antarctic icecap extending over the sea


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Sellman says, "The placental barrier does not protect the fetus from hormone mimics.
In sows, "it crossed the placental barrier and directly infected the fetus," Kirkland says.
 
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