Placenta

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A16.710
Concept/Terms	Placenta Placenta Placentas Placentome Placentomes Placentoma, Normal Placentoma, Normal

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Anatomy [A]
Embryonic Structures [A16]
Placenta [A16.710]

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Bar chart showing 77 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2004 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	0	3
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	1	2
2001	1	2	3
2002	2	2	4
2003	2	3	5
2004	4	2	6
2005	1	2	3
2006	1	0	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	1	2
2011	2	2	4
2012	2	1	3
2013	0	1	1
2014	4	0	4
2015	0	1	1
2016	2	3	5
2017	4	1	5
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	3	4
2020	1	1	2
2021	1	2	3
2022	1	5	6
2023	0	3	3
2024	0	1	1

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Ralston NVC, Raymond LJ, Gilman CL, Soon R, Seale LA, Berry MJ. Maternal seafood consumption is associated with improved selenium status: Implications for child health. Neurotoxicology. 2024 Mar; 101:26-35.

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Sasaki T, Kawamura M, Okuno C, Lau K, Riel J, Lee MJ, Miller C. Impact of Maternal Mediterranean-Type Diet Adherence on Microbiota Composition and Epigenetic Programming of Offspring. Nutrients. 2023 Dec 22; 16(1).

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Elkin ER, Campbell KA, Lapehn S, Harris SM, Padmanabhan V, Bakulski KM, Paquette AG. Placental single cell transcriptomics: Opportunities for endocrine disrupting chemical toxicology. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2023 12 01; 578:112066.

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Kayatani AKK, Bobbili N, Megnekou R, Matsunaga M, Leke RFG, Taylor DW. Are high avidity antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens preferentially transferred across the placenta of premature and term babies? Placenta. 2023 09 07; 140:11-19.

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Espino A, Gouilly J, Chen Q, Colin P, Guerby P, Izopet J, Amara A, Tabiasco J, Al-Daccak R, El Costa H, Jabrane-Ferrat N. The mechanisms underlying the immune control of Zika virus infection at the maternal-fetal interface. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1000861.

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Borges-V?lez G, Arroyo JA, Cantres-Rosario YM, Rodriguez de Jesus A, Roche-Lima A, Rosado-Philippi J, Rosario-Rodr?guez LJ, Correa-Rivas MS, Campos-Rivera M, Mel?ndez LM. Decreased CSTB, RAGE, and Axl Receptor Are Associated with Zika Infection in the Human Placenta. Cells. 2022 11 16; 11(22).

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Alarcon VB, Marikawa Y. Trophectoderm formation: regulation of morphogenesis and gene expressions by RHO, ROCK, cell polarity, and HIPPO signaling. Reproduction. 2022 10 01; 164(4):R75-R86.

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Esemu LF, Awanakam H, Nanfa D, Besong M, Tsayem I, Nkenfou CN, Bigoga J, Leke R, Eugene S, Ndhlovu LC, Loni GE. Expression profiles of miR3181 and miR199a in plasma and placenta of virally suppressed HIV-1 infected Cameroonian pregnant women at delivery. PLoS One. 2022; 17(5):e0268820.

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Wu B, Chen Y, Clarke R, Akala E, Yang P, He B, Gao H. AMPK Signaling Regulates Mitophagy and Mitochondrial ATP Production in Human Trophoblast Cell Line BeWo. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2022 04 01; 27(4):118.

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Lim J, Ramesh A, Shioda T, Leon Parada K, Luderer U. Sex Differences in Embryonic Gonad Transcriptomes and Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolite Levels After Transplacental Exposure. Endocrinology. 2022 01 01; 163(1).

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