Consumption of Maternal Placenta in Humans and Nonhuman Mammals: Beneficial and Adverse Effects
Placentophagia is a common mammalian behavior, and the first scientific study of the potential effects of human maternal placentophagia on lactation was in 1917. More recently, in the 1970s, human placentophagia was reported in North America with a trend toward increased consumption. There are diffe...
Main Authors: | Daniel Mota-Rojas, Agustín Orihuela, Ana Strappini, Dina Villanueva-García, Fabio Napolitano, Patricia Mora-Medina, Hugo B. Barrios-García, Yuridia Herrera, Eunice Lavalle, Julio Martínez-Burnes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2398 |
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