 Placenta
"Placenta" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
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D010920
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A16.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Placenta- Placenta
- Placentas
- Placentome
- Placentomes
- Placentoma, Normal
- Normal Placentoma
- Normal Placentomas
- Placentomas, Normal
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placenta" by people in Profiles.
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Andescavage N, duPlessis A, Metzler M, Bulas D, Vezina G, Jacobs M, Iqbal SN, Baschat A, Limperopoulos C. In vivo assessment of placental and brain volumes in growth-restricted fetuses with and without fetal Doppler changes using quantitative 3D MRI. J Perinatol. 2017 12; 37(12):1278-1284.
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Chen X, Shan R, Zhao L, Song Q, Zuo C, Zhang X, Wang S, Shi H, Gao F, Qian T, Wang G, Limperopoulos C. Invasive placenta previa: Placental bulge with distorted uterine outline and uterine serosal hypervascularity at 1.5T MRI - useful features for differentiating placenta percreta from placenta accreta. Eur Radiol. 2018 Feb; 28(2):708-717.
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Sarkar AA, Sabatino JA, Sugrue KF, Zohn IE. Abnormal labyrinthine zone in the Hectd1-null placenta. Placenta. 2016 Feb; 38:16-23.
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Andescavage N, Yarish A, Donofrio M, Bulas D, Evangelou I, Vezina G, McCarter R, duPlessis A, Limperopoulos C. 3-D volumetric MRI evaluation of the placenta in fetuses with complex congenital heart disease. Placenta. 2015 Sep; 36(9):1024-30.
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Andescavage NN, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. Advanced MR imaging of the placenta: Exploring the in utero placenta-brain connection. Semin Perinatol. 2015 Mar; 39(2):113-23.
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Sarkar AA, Nuwayhid SJ, Maynard T, Ghandchi F, Hill JT, Lamantia AS, Zohn IE. Hectd1 is required for development of the junctional zone of the placenta. Dev Biol. 2014 Aug 15; 392(2):368-80.
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Teng J, Chang T, Reyes C, Nelson KB. Placental weight and neurologic outcome in the infant: a review. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2012 Oct; 25(10):2082-7.
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Chang T, du Plessis A. Neurodiagnostic techniques in neonatal critical care. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2012 Apr; 12(2):145-52.
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Abduljabbar MA, Afifi AM. Congenital hypothyroidism. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2012; 25(1-2):13-29.
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Nelson KB, Chang T, Ghadini A. Comment and reply on: Neonatal asphyxia and forensic medicine. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2011 Apr; 24(4):652; author reply 652-3.
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