Recent Advances in Research on the Human Placenta

Jing Zheng

doi:10.5772/1211

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Recent Advances in Research on the Human Placenta

Edited by Jing Zheng

University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States of America

This book contains the total of 19 chapters, each of which is written by one or several experts in the corresponding field. The objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive and most updated overview of the human placenta, including current advances and future directions in the early detection, recognition, and management of placental abnormalities as well as the most common placental structure and functions, abnormalities, toxicology, infections, and pathologies. It also includes a highly controversial topic, therapeutic applications of the human placenta. A collection of articles presented by active investigators provides a clear update in the area of placental research for medical students, nurse practitioners, practicing clinicians, and biomedical researchers in the fields of obstetrics, pediatrics, family practice, genetics, and others who may be interested in human placentas.

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Recent Advances in Research on the Human PlacentaEdited by Jing Zheng

Published: March 7th 2012

DOI: 10.5772/1211

ISBN: 978-953-51-0194-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-953-51-6864-5

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Open access peer-reviewed 1. Early Pregnancy Screening for Complications of Pregnancy: Proteomic Profiling Approaches By Murray D. Mitchell and Gregory E. Rice		1733
Open access peer-reviewed 2. Human Placenta as a Biomarker of Environmental Toxins Exposure – Long-Term Morphochemical Monitoring By Monika Zadrożna, Barbara Nowak, Maria Żołnierek, Lucyna Zamorska and Józef Niweliński		2575
Open access peer-reviewed 3. Exploring the Human Term Placenta as a Novel Source for Stem Cells and their Application in the Clinic By Celena Heazlewood, Matthew Cook, Nina Ilic and Kerry Atkinson		1705
Open access peer-reviewed 4. Aqueous Extract of Human Placenta By Piyali Datta Chakraborty and Debasish Bhattacharyya		4788
Open access peer-reviewed 5. Placental Toxicology of Pesticides By Gladis Magnarelli and Natalia Guiñazú		2274
Open access peer-reviewed 6. Protein Expression of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptors in Human Placentas from Mild Preeclamptic and Early Pregnancies By Ke-hong Hao, Qian Zhou, Qi-zhi He, Jing Zheng and Kai Wang		1170
Open access peer-reviewed 7. Placental Infection by Trypanosome Cruzi, the Causal Agent of Congenital Chagas´ Disease By Cintia Diaz-Luján, Maria Fernanda Triquell, Luciana Mezzano and Ricardo E. Fretes		2058
Open access peer-reviewed 8. Mechanism of Congenital Chagas Disease: Effective Infection Depends on the Interplay Between Trypanosoma cruzi and the Different Tissue Compartments in the Chorionic Villi of the Human Placenta By Juan Duaso, Christian Castillo and Ulrike Kemmerling		1413
Open access peer-reviewed 9. Expression of Estrogen Receptors in Placentas Originating from Premature Deliveries Induced by Arterial Hypertension By Andrzej Plewka, Danuta Plewka and Grażyna Nowaczyk		1473
Open access peer-reviewed 10. Cytokines and the Innate Immune Response at the Materno-Fetal Interface By Aled H. Bryant and Catherine A. Thornton		1585
Open access peer-reviewed 11. Mechanisms of Maternal Immune Tolerance During Pregnancy By John E. Schjenken, Jorge M. Tolosa, Jonathan W. Paul, Vicki L. Clifton and Roger Smith		7559
Open access peer-reviewed 12. Placenta-Derived Exosomes and Their Role in the Immune Protection of the Fetus By Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson and Vladimir Baranov		2163
Open access peer-reviewed 13. The Morphology of Villous Capillary Bed in Normal and Diabetic Placenta By Marie Jirkovská		2687
Open access peer-reviewed 14. Role of EG-VEGF in Human Placentation: Physiological and Pathological Implications By P. Hoffmann, S. Brouillet, M. Benharouga, J.J. Feige and N. Alfaidy		1262
Open access peer-reviewed 15. Placental Transport of Thyroid Hormone and Iodide By Kerry Richard, Huika Li, Kelly A. Landers, Jatin Patel and Robin H. Mortimer		6172
Open access peer-reviewed 16. ABC Transporters in Human Placenta and Their Role in Maternal-Fetal Cholesterol Transfer: ABCA1 Candidate Target By Jayonta Bhattacharjee, Francesca Ietta, Roberta Romagnoli, Nicoletta Bechi, Isabella Caniggia and Luana Paulesu		1841
Open access peer-reviewed 17. Genomic Imprinting in Human Placenta By Luca Lambertini, Men-Jean Lee, Carmen J. Marsit and Jia Chen		1479
Open access peer-reviewed 18. Role of Nuclear Receptors Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) and Liver X Receptors (LXRs) in the Human Placental Pathophysiology By Geoffroy Marceau, Loïc Blanchon, Jean-Marc Lobaccaro and Vincent Sapin		1302
Open access peer-reviewed 19. The Role of Mitochondria in Syncytiotrophoblast Cells: Bioenergetics and Steroidogenesis By Federico Martinez, Rebeca Milan, Oscar Flores-Herrera, Sofia Olvera-Sanchez, Erika Gomez-Chang and Maria Teresa Espinosa-Garcia		1392

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