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The phrase "cross the placenta" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used in scientific or medical contexts to describe the passage of substances from the mother to the developing fetus through the placenta. Example: "Antibodies from the mother's immune system can cross the placenta and provide protection to the fetus against certain diseases."
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Viruses cross the placenta and infect the fetus.
Before that, medical folklore held that nothing injurious could cross the placenta.
Harmful BaP-DNA adducts can cross the placenta and potentially affect the health and development of unborn children.
Since isoflavones cross the placenta, the implications of pregnant women eating large quantities of soya were unclear.
Insulin therapy has been the gold standard in diabetic pregnancy as it does not cross the placenta.
These medications are known to cross the placenta but their placental and fetal effects have not been well characterized.
Conclusion: Lamivudine appeared to cross the placenta by simple diffusion and is concentrated in the amniotic fluid.
However, it can cross the placenta to the fetus [12, 14].
She was on several medications which could potentially cross the placenta and have an effect on the baby too.
Lead exposure may begin in utero, as it can cross the placenta (Mason et al. 2014; Brown and Margolis 2012).
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HBsAg does not cross the placenta, whereas HBeAg can cross the placenta and reach the fetus [ 15, 16].
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