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Fig. 39. Matevnal supporting cells, embedded in trophoblastic glycogenic 



tissue. At the top of the figure the endothelium of a maternal 



blood vessel is shown. 

 Fig. 40. Fatty degeneration of the débris of maternal tissues. The nuclei 



are distorted and homogeneous: they stain intensely. 



This figure and the last are taken from a placenta of sixteen 



days, preserved in Flemming. 



