The Human Placenta Project: Placental structure, development, and function in real time

A. E. Guttmacher; Y. T. Maddox; C. Y. Spong

doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2014.02.012

The Human Placenta Project: Placental structure, development, and function in real time

A. E. Guttmacher, Y. T. Maddox, C. Y. Spong

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Abstract

Despite its crucial role in the health of both the fetus and the pregnant woman, the placenta is the least understood human organ. Since a growing body of evidence also underscores the importance of placental development in the lifelong health of both mother and offspring, this lack of knowledge about placental structure and function is particularly concerning. Given modern approaches and technologies and the ability to develop new methods, we propose a coordinated "Human Placenta Project", with the ultimate goal of understanding human placental structure, development, and function in real time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-304
Number of pages	2
Journal	Placenta
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2014.02.012
State	Published - May 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Human placenta
Research

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Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Developmental Biology

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