Review: Sexual dimorphism in the formation, function and adaptation of the placenta

Placenta

Volumn 54, Issue , 2017, Pages 10-16

  Kalisch Smith, J I ^a   Simmons, D G ^a   Dickinson, H ^b   Moritz, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Fetus; Pregnancy; Programming; Sex; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT MODEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TROPHOBLAST; ANIMAL; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PLACENTATION; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 85008173568     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.008     Document Type: Review

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