IFPA award in placentology lecture: Phylogenomic origins and evolution of the mammalian placenta

Placenta

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages S31-S39

  Wildman, Derek E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Game theory; Genomics; Hemochorial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHYLOGENOMICS; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL MAMMAL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; ANIMAL; AWARDS AND PRIZES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AWARDS AND PRIZES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84963958359     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.04.004     Document Type: Article

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