The development of the PLACENTA, a highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products between mother and FETUS. The process begins at FERTILIZATION, through the development of CYTOTROPHOBLASTS and SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLASTS, the formation of CHORIONIC VILLI, to the progressive increase in BLOOD VESSELS to support the growing fetus.

Annotation

check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

DUI

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CUI

M0016944

Previous indexing

Placenta (1966-1974)

History note

76(75); was see under PLACENTA 1975

Online note

76; was see under PLACENTA 1975