"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Placenta" by people in this website by year, and whether "Placenta" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placenta" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Hafez L, Khanuja K, Mendez-Figueroa H, Al-Kouatly HB, Mascio DD, Chauhan SP, Berghella V. Misoprostol with balloon vs oxytocin with balloon in high-risk pregnancy induction: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 12; 5(12):101175.
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Hoffman MK. The great obstetrical syndromes and the placenta. BJOG. 2023 Nov; 130(Suppl 3):8-15.
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Biswas S, Gomez J, Horgan R, Sibai BM, Saad A, Powel JE, Al-Kouatly HB. Mirror syndrome: a systematic literature review. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 09; 5(9):101067.
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Horgan R, Critchlow E, Wodoslawsky S, Rice S, Hecht JL, Al-Kouatly HB. Placental phenotype in non-immune hydrops fetalis with negative standard workup. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2022 11; 60(5):702-703.
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Boelig RC, Cahanap TJ, Ma L, Zhan T, Berghella V, Chan JSY, Kraft WK, Mckenzie SE. Platelet protease activated receptor 4 (PAR 4) receptor genotype is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth. J Thromb Haemost. 2022 10; 20(10):2419-2428.
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Tossetta G, Fantone S, Busilacchi EM, Di Simone N, Giannubilo SR, Scambia G, Giordano A, Marzioni D. Modulation of matrix metalloproteases by ciliary neurotrophic factor in human placental development. Cell Tissue Res. 2022 Oct; 390(1):113-129.
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Boelig RC, Aghai ZH, Chaudhury S, Kazan AS, Chan JSY, Bergmann-Leitner E. Impact of COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 vaccination on maternal or fetal inflammatory response, placental pathology, and perinatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 10; 227(4):652-656.
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Angarita AM, Berghella V. Evidence-based labor management: third stage of labor (part 5). Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 09; 4(5):100661.
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Wu P, Sharma GV, Mehta LS, Chew-Graham CA, Lundberg GP, Nerenberg KA, Graham MM, Chappell LC, Kadam UT, Jordan KP, Mamas MA. In-Hospital Complications in Pregnancies Conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technology. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 03; 11(5):e022658.
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Friedman D, Zubair N, Favara MT, Lafferty M, Carola D, Adeniyi-Jones S, Solarin K, Aghai ZH. Do small for gestational age infants have less severe neonatal abstinence syndrome? J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022; 15(4):753-758.