Major Characters. Stanley Yelnats He is the fifteen-year-old main character, the protagonist of the novel. His family has a history of bad luck, and accordingly, Stanley is wrongfully convicted of stealing, and is sent to the detention center, Camp Green Lake.
Use in food. There are a number of foods, many with touted health benefits, that use placenta as a ingredient. This is in addition to ritual consumption by mothers and families in many cultures. [citation needed] Plantec Co. in Japan makes a drink called Placenta Drink which contains placenta.
The placenta is composed of both maternal tissue and tissue derived from the embryo. The chorion is the embryonic-derived portion of the placenta. It is composed of trophoblasts, which you may remember are the cells that made up the outer cell layer of the blastocyst.et's review. The placenta is the composite structure of embryonic and maternal tissues that supplies nutrients to the developing embryo. The placenta serves three main functions: 1  Attach the fetus to the uterine wall. 2  Provide nutrients to the fetus.