"Placentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010929
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.784.769.491
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| Concept/Terms |
Hemochorial Placentation- Hemochorial Placentation
- Placentation, Hemochorial
- Hemochorial Placental Development
- Placental Development, Hemochorial
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