USC research shows critical role of placenta in brain development

Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California's (USC) Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute shows for the first time that the human placenta plays an active role in synthesizing serotonin, paving the way to new treatment s...

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