The inner cell mass gives rise to the fetus, while the surrounding trophectoderm transforms into the placenta. After implantation, the trophectoderm starts reshaping the endometrium. A layer of ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol—a necessary hormone for ...

“It's a really exciting time for placenta development now that we have advances in things ... and the way to do that, I think, at this stage of pregnancy, is going to have to involve in vitro models ...

Preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and other "great obstetrical syndromes" have been linked to disordered placenta development, so understanding the structure and function of ...

If the development of blood vessels in the placenta is impaired, fetal growth retardation may result. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of ...

mediates environmental effects on the fetus and influences fetal development. "The placenta offers a unique window into the very early developmental stages, which are otherwise difficult to study ...

Friedrich Miescher Institute/University of Cambrid The "mini-placenta' is a cellular model of the early stages of the placenta ... pregnancy depends on the development of the placenta in the ...