"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placenta" by people in Profiles.
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Preliminary efficacy, feasibility and safety of intra-umbilical oxytocin to reduce the time to placental delivery at caesarean section: an exploratory randomized trial. Afr Health Sci. 2023 Sep; 23(3):1-7.
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Safety and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine (RSVPreF3) in Mothers and Their Infants: A Phase 2 Randomized Trial. J Infect Dis. 2023 08 11; 228(3):299-310.
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Novel concepts and improvisation for treating postpartum haemorrhage: a narrative review of emerging techniques. Reprod Health. 2023 Aug 11; 20(1):116.
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Cerebral palsy and its medicolegal implications in low- resource settings - the need to establish causality and revise criteria to implicate intrapartum hypoxia: A narrative review. S Afr Med J. 2023 06 21; 113(7):29-34.
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The impact of HIV and ART exposure during pregnancy on fetal growth: a prospective study in a South African cohort. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Jun 03; 23(1):415.
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The role of the placenta in perinatal asphyxia, neonatal encephalopathy, and neurodevelopmental outcome: A review. Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Jan; 27(1):107-118.
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Active Intrapartum SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Pregnancy Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2022 12; 39(S 01):S42-S48.
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Pregnancy Related Venous Thromboembolism-Associated with HIV Infection and Antiretroviral Therapy. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2023 Jun; 49(4):355-363.
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Association between fetal abdominal growth trajectories, maternal metabolite signatures early in pregnancy, and childhood growth and adiposity: prospective observational multinational INTERBIO-21st fetal study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 10; 10(10):710-719.
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Gestational diabetes mellitus placentas exhibit epimutations at placental development genes. Epigenetics. 2022 12; 17(13):2157-2177.