The placenta is essential for normal in utero development in mammals. In humans, defective
placental formation underpins common pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia and …

Abnormal placentation is considered as an underlying cause of various pregnancy
complications such as miscarriage, preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, the …

The placenta is a transient fetal organ that plays a critical role in the health and wellbeing of
both the fetus and its mother. Functionally, the placenta sustains the growth of the fetus as it …

The importance of the placenta in supporting mammalian development has long been
recognized, but our knowledge of the molecular, genetic and epigenetic requirements that …

The word placenta is derived from the Latin term meaning 'flat cake'. Despite the rather
humble name, the placenta is an amazing organ that forms both the interface for selective …

The chorioallantoic placenta is the defining organ of eutherians that has enabled prolonged
intrauterine gestation. As such, normal placental development and function are essential for …

The use of in vitro tools to study trophoblast differentiation and function is essential to
improve understanding of normal and abnormal placental development. The relative …

Comparing the placenta from one species to another can be a challenging task. On one
hand, the gross anatomy of the placenta is at least superficially rather different among …

The placenta is one of the most important yet least understood organs. Due to the limitations
of conventional research approaches, we are still far from a comprehensive understanding …

BACKGROUND Correct development of the placenta is critical to establishing pregnancy
and inadequate placentation leads to implantation failure and miscarriage, as well as later …