"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.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 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 effects of maternal flow on placental diffusion-weighted MRI and intravoxel incoherent motion parameters. Magn Reson Med. 2025 Apr; 93(4):1629-1641.
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Maternal circulating miRNAs contribute to negative pregnancy outcomes by altering placental transcriptome and fetal vascular dynamics. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0290720.
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Vestigial-like 1 (VGLL1): An ancient co-transcriptional activator linking wing, placenta, and tumor development. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2023 05; 1878(3):188892.
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New immune horizons in therapeutics and diagnostic approaches to Preeclampsia. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2023 Feb; 89(2):e13670.
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Prenatal alcohol exposure contributes to negative pregnancy outcomes by altering fetal vascular dynamics and the placental transcriptome. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2022 06; 46(6):1036-1049.
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Potential SARS-CoV-2 interactions with proteins involved in trophoblast functions - An in-silico study. Placenta. 2021 Jan 01; 103:141-151.