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Gynaecology & Obstetrics General obstetrics eb5eb603

Phagocytic cells in placenta are :

A
Hofbauer cells
B
Amniogenic cells
C
Hofmann cells
D
Uterine natural killer cells
High-Yield Explanation
Hofbauer cells are round cells that are capable of phagocytosis and can trap maternal antibodies crossing through the placenta . These cells can express class || major histocompatibility complex molecules. Ref: Dutta Obs 9e pg 28.

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