Placenta

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	A16.710
Concept/Terms	Placenta Placenta Placentas Placentome Placentomes Placentoma, Normal Placentoma, Normal

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Anatomy [A]
Embryonic Structures [A16]
Placenta [A16.710]

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1992	1	0	1
1994	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	4	1	5
2020	1	3	4
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	0	1

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Sacha CR, Mortimer RM, James K, Harris AL, Yeh J, Toth TL, Souter I, Roberts DJ. Placental pathology of term singleton live births conceived with fresh embryo transfer compared with those conceived without assisted reproductive technology. Fertil Steril. 2022 04; 117(4):758-768.

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Modest AM, Johnson KM, Aluko A, Joshi A, Wise LA, Fox MP, Hacker MR, Sakkas D. Elevated serum progesterone during in vitro fertilization treatment and the risk of ischemic placental disease. Pregnancy Hypertens. 2021 Jun; 24:7-12.

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Shainker SA, Coleman B, Timor-Tritsch IE, Bhide A, Bromley B, Cahill AG, Gandhi M, Hecht JL, Johnson KM, Levine D, Mastrobattista J, Philips J, Platt LD, Shamshirsaz AA, Shipp TD, Silver RM, Simpson LL, Copel JA, Abuhamad A. Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 01; 224(1):B2-B14.

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Sacha CR, Morris M. Placental pathology: crucial link in the subfertility-pregnancy outcome chain. Fertil Steril. 2020 10; 114(4):753-754.

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Meyer JS, Novak MA. Assessment of prenatal stress-related cortisol exposure: focus on cortisol accumulation in hair and nails. Dev Psychobiol. 2021 04; 63(3):409-436.

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Johnson KM, Hacker MR, Thornton K, Young BC, Modest AM. Association between in vitro fertilization and ischemic placental disease by gestational age. Fertil Steril. 2020 09; 114(3):579-586.

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Harris AL, Sacha CR, Basnet KM, James KE, Freret TS, Kaimal AJ, Yeh J, Souter I, Roberts DJ, Toth TL. Vanishing Twins Conceived Through Fresh In Vitro Fertilization: Obstetric Outcomes and Placental Pathology. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 135(6):1426-1433.

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Sacha CR, Harris AL, James K, Basnet K, Freret TS, Yeh J, Kaimal A, Souter I, Roberts DJ. Placental pathology in live births conceived with in vitro fertilization after fresh and frozen embryo transfer. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 04; 222(4):360.e1-360.e16.

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Modest AM, Johnson KM, Karumanchi SA, Resetkova N, Young BC, Fox MP, Wise LA, Hacker MR. Risk of ischemic placental disease is increased following in vitro fertilization with oocyte donation: a retrospective cohort study. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 Sep; 36(9):1917-1926.

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Santos HP, Bhattacharya A, Martin EM, Addo K, Psioda M, Smeester L, Joseph RM, Hooper SR, Frazier JA, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Epigenome-wide DNA methylation in placentas from preterm infants: association with maternal socioeconomic status. Epigenetics. 2019 08; 14(8):751-765.

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