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Descriptor
English
:
Placentation
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Placentación
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Placentação
Tree Number:
G08.686.785.760.769.491
Definition
English
:
The development of the
PLACENTA
, a highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of
oxygen
,
nutrients
, and fetal
waste products
between mother and
FETUS
. The process begins at
FERTILIZATION
, through the development of CYTOTROPHOBLASTS and SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLASTS, the formation of
CHORIONIC VILLI
, to the progressive increase in
BLOOD VESSELS
to support the growing
fetus.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
check the tags
FEMALE
&
PREGNANCY
History Note
English
:
76(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
DE
drug effects
GE
genetics
IM
immunology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
Record Number:
11361
Unique Identifier:
D010929
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