"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 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 2023 | 3 | 28 | 31 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placenta" by people in Profiles.
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Single-nucleus transcriptional profiling of the placenta reveals the syncytiotrophoblast stress response to COVID-19. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr; 232(4S):S160-S175.e7.
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The HAVCR1-centric host factor network drives Zika virus vertical transmission. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115464.
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Zika virus NS1 drives tunneling nanotube formation for mitochondrial transfer and stealth transmission in trophoblasts. Nat Commun. 2025 Feb 20; 16(1):1803.
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Machine learning-enhanced surface-enhanced spectroscopic detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the human placenta. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Feb 18; 122(7):e2422537122.
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Ferumoxytol-enhanced MRI of retroplacental clear space disruption in placenta accreta spectrum. Placenta. 2025 Feb; 160:100-106.
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Placentas From SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy Exhibit Foci of Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2025 Jan; 93(1):e70034.
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TFEB safeguards trophoblast syncytialization in humans and mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jul 09; 121(28):e2404062121.
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TFEB controls syncytiotrophoblast formation and hormone production in placenta. Cell Death Differ. 2024 Nov; 31(11):1439-1451.
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Initiation of metformin in early pregnancy results in fetal bioaccumulation, growth restriction, and renal dysmorphology in a primate model. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep; 231(3):352.e1-352.e16.
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Discrete placental gene expression signatures accompany diabetic disease classifications during pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Mar; 232(3):326.e1-326.e15.