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Transferrin (TF), a 76-80 kDa glycoprotein, is responsible for the transport of iron to cells within both the fetal and maternal systems, but it does not cross the multiple cell layer barrier of the placenta. Recent findings that both rat and human placental cells produce TF indicated that placental TF may function in some manner to transport or regulate iron passage across this barrier. However,...