Wagenseil and Downs, ELife, 2020, Comment
Comment Elife. 2020 Oct 12;9:e63128. doi: 10.7554/eLife.63128.
Severing umbilical ties
Jessica E Wagenseil, Karen M Downs
Abstract
High levels of proteins called proteoglycans in the walls of umbilical arteries enable these arteries to close rapidly after birth and thus prevent blood loss in newborns.