The placenta, supporting the growth and development of the fetus, are rich in amino acids,
peptides, vitamins, trace elements and growth factors, nutrients and biological active …

The placenta is a fetomaternal organ provided by nature to aid development of the growing
embryo by facilitating gas and nutrient exchange between the mother and fetus and by …

In the 1800s, a baby born with a caul, a remnant of the amniotic sack or fetal membranes,
was thought to be lucky, special, or protected. Over time, fetal membranes lost their …

The fetal environment has a remarkable capacity for facilitating and guiding tissue
development. Placental tissues including the placental disc, umbilical cord, amniotic fluid …

The placenta is a temporal, dynamic and diverse organ with important immunological
features that facilitate embryonic and fetal development and survival, notwithstanding the …

The placenta is an organ that clinicians and embryologists would all agree is important for
pregnancy success. Unfortunately, however, they too often ignore it when they are exploring …

The placenta sits at the interface between the maternal and fetal vascular beds where it
mediates nutrient and waste exchange to enable in utero existence. Placental cells …

Placental structures, capable to persist in a genetically foreign organism, are a natural
model of allogeneic engraftment carrying a number of distinctive properties. In this review …

The transition from oviparity to viviparity and the establishment of feto-maternal
communications introduced the placenta as the major anatomical site to provide nutrients …

The chorioallantoic placenta is the defining organ of eutherians that has enabled prolonged
intrauterine gestation. As such, normal placental development and function are essential for …