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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; / blood
supply
: consider
PLACENTAL CIRCULATION
; placental serum or placental blood =
PLACENTA
+ BLOOD
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Placenta
/
growth & development
use
Placentation
See Related
English
:
Maternal-Fetal Exchange
Placental Circulation
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
11351
Unique Identifier:
D010920
Occurrence in VHL
:
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