Figure 2: Schematic representation of fetal cell migration across the placenta and into the maternal circulation. CT: Cytotrophoblast, SCT: Syncytiotrophoblast, VT: Villous tree, IS: Intervillous space, UC: Umbilical cord, DB: Decidua basalis, EVT: Extravillous trophoblast, MSA: Maternal spiral artery, MV: Maternal vein, ET: Endovascular trophoblast, a ,– Hemorrhage in the placenta, b – Expulsion of trophoblasts, c – Adhesion, and migration. Figure was modified from Servier Medical Art,[5] licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License and Reactome Library of icons for Enhanced High-Level Diagrams[6]
![Figure 2: Schematic representation of fetal cell migration across the placenta and into the maternal circulation. CT: Cytotrophoblast, SCT: Syncytiotrophoblast, VT: Villous tree, IS: Intervillous space, UC: Umbilical cord, DB: Decidua basalis, EVT: Extravillous trophoblast, MSA: Maternal spiral artery, MV: Maternal vein, ET: Endovascular trophoblast, a ,– Hemorrhage in the placenta, b – Expulsion of trophoblasts, c – Adhesion, and migration. Figure was modified from Servier Medical Art,<sup>[5]</sup> licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License and Reactome Library of icons for Enhanced High-Level Diagrams<sup>[6]</sup>](articles/2021/8/1/images/BiomedResJ_2021_8_1_1_320133_f2.jpg)