Concept information
Preferred term
Placenta
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Placentome
- Placentomes
Note
- mammals only; /blood supply: consider PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; placental serum or placental blood = PLACENTA + BLOOD
Scope note
- 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).
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010920
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