Open access peer-reviewed Edited Volume

Recent Advances in Research on the Human Placenta

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Jing Zheng
Jing Zheng

University of Wisconsin–Madison,
United States of America

Published07 March 2012

Doi10.5772/1211

ISBN978-953-51-0194-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6864-5

Copyright year2012

Number of pages440

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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

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4. Aqueous Extract of Human Placenta

By Piyali Datta Chakraborty and Debasish Bhattacharyya

6,204
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5. Placental Toxicology of Pesticides

By Gladis Magnarelli and Natalia Guiñazú

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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

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11. Mechanisms of Maternal Immune Tolerance During Pregnancy

By John E. Schjenken, Jorge M. Tolosa, Jonathan W. Paul, Vicki L. Clifton and Roger Smith

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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

2,112
15. Placental Transport of Thyroid Hormone and Iodide

By Kerry Richard, Huika Li, Kelly A. Landers, Jatin Patel and Robin H. Mortimer

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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

2,689
17. Genomic Imprinting in Human Placenta

By Luca Lambertini, Men-Jean Lee, Carmen J. Marsit and Jia Chen

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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

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