The placenta functions as an autonomous organ that supports the development of the embryo, and also serves, to a certain extent, as the kidney, liver, intestinal tracts and respiratory, endocrine and immune systems of the fetus. However, our knowledge on the human placenta is very limited. With the development of modern biology, researches on placental biology have extended from pure histomorphology to cellular and molecular biology, and will finally enter into an era of omics and systemic biology. A compre...
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胎盘是了解得最少的人类器官,美国国家儿童健康和人类发展研究所(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)所长Alan Guttmacher博士指出,在科学界人们大多忽视了胎盘的存在。但无可争辩的是,胎盘不仅对妊娠期间孕妇和胎儿的健康尤为?