Feto-placental Unit: From Development to Function

Ambart Covarrubias; Macarena Aguilera-Olguín; Ivo Carrasco-Wong; Fabián Pardo; Pamela Díaz-Astudillo; Sebastián San Martín

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32554-0_1

Feto-placental Unit: From Development to Function

Ambart Covarrubias, Macarena Aguilera-Olguín, Ivo Carrasco-Wong, Fabián Pardo, Pamela Díaz-Astudillo, Sebastián San Martín^*

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Abstract

The placenta is an intriguing organ that allows us to survive intrauterine life. This essential organ connects both mother and fetus and plays a crucial role in maternal and fetal well-being. This chapter presents an overview of the morphological and functional aspects of human placental development. First, we describe early human placental development and the characterization of the cell types found in the human placenta. Second, the human placenta from the second trimester to the term of gestation is reviewed, focusing on the morphology and specific pathologies that affect the placenta. Finally, we focus on the placenta’s primary functions, such as oxygen and nutrient transport, and their importance for placental development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-29
Number of pages	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32554-0_1
State	Published - 2023

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Name	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume	1428
ISSN (Print)	0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-8019

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Funding Information:
Source of Funding Carrasco-Wong is financially supported by Convocatoria Nacional Subvención a la Instalación en la Academia-ANID Nr. SA77210087.

Funding Information:
S. San Martín is financially supported by ANID Fondecyt Regular 2022 and Nº 1221362 and Biomedical Research Centre (CI 05/2006). P. Díaz-Astudillo was financially supported by Beca Magíster Nacional-ANID Nr. 5301/2019. M. Aguilera-Olguín is financially sup - ported by Beca Doctorado Nacional-ANID Nr. folio 21221232.

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© 2023, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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