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Descriptor
English
:
Placenta
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Placenta
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Placenta
Synonyms
English
:
Placentoma, Normal
Placentome
Tree Number:
A16.710
Definition
English
:
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).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
mammals only; check the tags
FEMALE
&
PREGNANCY
;
/blood supply
: consider
PLACENTAL CIRCULATION
; placental
serum
or placental
blood
=
PLACENTA
+
BLOOD
See Related
English
:
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Placental Circulation
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
11351
Unique Identifier:
D010920
Occurrence in VHL
:
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