LP7477-5
Placenta
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Descriptions
The placenta is an ephemeral (temporary) organ present only in female placental mammals during gestation (pregnancy). The placenta is composed of two parts, one of which is genetically and biologically part of the fetus, the other part of the mother. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus, where it receives nutrients and oxygen from the mother's blood and passes out waste. This interface forms a barrier, the placental barrier, which filters out some substances which could harm the fetus. However, many other substances are not filtered out, including alcohol and some chemicals associated with smoking cigarettes. Several types of viruses, such as Human Cytomegalovirus, may also cross this barrier; this often leads in various degrees of birth defects in the infant. In addition to the transfer of gases and nutrients, the placenta also has metabolic and endocrine activity. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Placenta (Wikipedia)
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). Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Placenta
- Part Display Name
- Placenta
- Part Type
- System (Describes the name of the system (sample) type)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Placenta
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Плацента |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Placenta |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | placenta |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 胎盘 Synonyms: 胎座; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Placenta |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Placenta |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | łożysko |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πλακούντας Synonyms: Πλακούντας |
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