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SUBMITTER: Szilagyi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7013556 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Szilagyi Andras A Gelencser Zsolt Z Romero Roberto R Xu Yi Y Kiraly Peter P Demeter Amanda A Palhalmi Janos J Gyorffy Balazs A BA Juhasz Kata K Hupuczi Petronella P Kekesi Katalin Adrienna KA Meinhardt Gudrun G Papp Zoltan Z Draghici Sorin S Erez Offer O Tarca Adi Laurentiu AL Knöfler Martin M Than Nandor Gabor NG
International journal of molecular sciences 20200117 2
The human placenta maintains pregnancy and supports the developing fetus by providing nutrition, gas-waste exchange, hormonal regulation, and an immunological barrier from the maternal immune system. The villous syncytiotrophoblast carries most of these functions and provides the interface between the maternal and fetal circulatory systems. The syncytiotrophoblast is generated by the biochemical and morphological differentiation of underlying cytotrophoblast progenitor cells. The dysfunction of ...[more]