"Placenta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (CHORIONIC VILLI) derived from TROPHOBLASTS and a maternal portion (DECIDUA) derived from the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (PLACENTAL HORMONES).
Descriptor ID |
D010920
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MeSH Number(s) |
A16.710
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Concept/Terms |
Placenta- Placenta
- Placentas
- Placentome
- Placentomes
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1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placenta" by people in Profiles.
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The maternal uniparental disomy of chromosome 6?(upd(6)mat) "phenotype": result of placental trisomy?6?mosaicism? Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2017 11; 5(6):668-677.
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Acute twin-twin transfusion syndrome: a case report. J Reprod Med. 2007 Oct; 52(10):953-5.
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Hemodynamic changes with phenotype reversal during pregnancy in twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Prenat Diagn. 2004 Oct; 24(10):816-21.
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Unusual properties of mitochondria from the human term placenta are caused by alkaline phosphatase. Placenta. 1994 Apr; 15(3):299-310.