Evolutionary implications of fetal and maternal microvillous surfaces in epitheliochorial placentae

Journal of Morphology
Ali KazemianKarl Klisch

Abstract

According to the "parent-offspring conflict hypothesis" the rapid evolution and diversification of the mammalian placenta is driven by divergent optima of resource allocation between fetus and mother. The fetus has an interest to maximize its resource intake, while the mother has an interest to restrict the transfer of resources, and thus retain resources for subsequent pregnancies. In the epitheliochorial placenta, the contacting fetal and maternal surfaces at the feto-maternal interface are covered with microvilli, which leads to an increase of membrane surfaces available for transport processes. Because membranes are the site of active transport, the conflict hypothesis predicts that the fetal surfaces at the feto-maternal interfaces are larger than the maternal ones. We use transmission electron microscopy and a stereological method to estimate the factors by which the apical fetal and maternal membranes are enlarged by the microvilli. Ten species with an epitheliochorial placenta were studied. Focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) was used to create three-dimensional models of the interdigitating microvilli of the bovine and porcine placenta. In all species, the fetal surface was larger than the maternal....Continue Reading

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