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Substance transport from mother to fetus

Explain the chief substances which are transferred from mother to fetus through the placenta and from fetus to mother?

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Main substances which are transferred from mother to fetus through the placenta involve oxygen, water, nutrients and antibodies. From the fetus to the mother, metabolic wastes, including the urea (nitrogen waste), and carbon dioxide are transferred.

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