Journal
DEVELOPMENT
Volume 146, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/dev.163428
Keywords
Development; Maternal; Placenta; Trophoblast
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Funding
- Wellcome Trust [200841/Z/16/Z]
- Medical Research Council [MR/P001092/1]
- Centre for Trophoblast Research
- Royal Society [RGF\R1\180028]
- MRC [MR/P001092/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The placenta is essential for normal in utero development in mammals. In humans, defective placental formation underpins common pregnancy disorders such as pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction. The great variation in placental types across mammals means that animal models have been of limited use in understanding human placental development. However, new tools for studying human placental development, including 3D organoids, stem cell culture systems and single cell RNA sequencing, have brought new insights into this field. Here, we review the morphological, molecular and functional aspects of human placental formation, with a focus on the defining cell of the placenta - the trophoblast.
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