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'Serotonin Shield': The Placenta's Critical Role In The Health Of Babies
September 03, 2025
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 3 -- Yale University issued the following news release:

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'Serotonin shield': The placenta's critical role in the health of babies

In a new study, Yale researchers show that the placenta regulates serotonin delivery to the fetus, contrary to past beliefs that it manufactures the hormone.

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The placenta has long been thought to produce serotonin during pregnancy.

But in . . .

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