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 92 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
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	3	3	6
2017	5	1	6
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	3	4
2020	3	1	4
2021	1	4	5
2022	1	5	6
2023	0	4	4
2024	6	1	7
2025	6	3	9

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Perez C, Campbell K, Boyd Barr D, Shankar K, Sims C, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-dependent relationships between PFAS and placental transcriptomics identified by weighted gene co-expression analysis. Environ Res. 2025 Dec 01; 286(Pt 1):122745.

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Patel P, Shen A, Perez C, Kennedy EM, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Association between placental epigenetic age acceleration and early postnatal growth patterns. Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12; 15(1):29597.

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Oliveira CWL, Oliveira LFAM, Garcia J, Weingrill RB, Urschitz J, Souza ST, Fonseca EJS, Ospina-Prieto S, Borbely AU. First evidence of microplastic accumulation in placentas and umbilical cords from pregnancies in Brazil. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2025; 97Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e20241298.

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Marques AL, Weingrill R, Ospina-Prieto S, Pires K, Cavalcante I, Sousa AK, Cavalcante IC, Oliveira L, Souza S, Fonseca EJ, Garcia J, Lee MJ, Urschitz J, Borbely A. Polystyrene microplastics internalization by term placental chorionic villi explants. Placenta. 2026 Jan; 173:102-110.

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Nunes LGA, Weingrill RB, Fredrick SBJ, Lorca R, Lee MJ, Atif SM, Chicco AJ, Rosario FJ, Urschitz J. Trophoblast-specific Deptor knockdown enhances trophoblast nutrient transport and fetal growth in mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2025 Apr; 241(4):e70012.

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Jacobwitz M, Kapse K, Ngwa J, De Asis-Cruz J, Wu Y, Donofrio MT, McDermott C, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage N. Placental and Fetal In Utero Growth Among Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 04 01; 8(4):e257217.

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Pishghadam M, Haizler-Cohen L, Ngwa JS, Yao W, Kapse K, Iqbal SN, Limperopoulos C, Andescavage NN. Placental quantitative susceptibility mapping and T2* characteristics for predicting birth weight in healthy and high-risk pregnancies. Eur Radiol Exp. 2025 Feb 18; 9(1):18.

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Perez C, Sehgal N, Eick SM, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Shankar K, Pearson KJ, Andres A, Everson TM. Sex-specific effects of in utero exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on placental development. Environ Res. 2025 Apr 01; 270:120868.

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Everson TM, Sehgal N, Campbell K, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Chen K, Perez C, Shankar K, Eick SM, Pearson KJ, Andres A. Placental PFAS concentrations are associated with perturbations of placental DNA methylation. Environ Pollut. 2025 Mar 01; 368:125737.

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de Sousa AKA, Pires KSN, Cavalcante IH, Cavalcante ICL, Santos JD, Queiroz MIC, Leite ACR, Crispim AC, da Rocha Junior ER, Aquino TM, Weingrill RB, Urschitz J, Ospina-Prieto S, Borbely AU. Polystyrene microplastics exposition on human placental explants induces time-dependent cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and metabolic alterations. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024; 15:1481014.

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