Placental growth hormone (PGH) is synthesized in and secreted from the human placental syncytiotrophoblast (1) into the maternal circulation in a nonpulsatile manner, detectable in the maternal ...

Microplastics have been found in the human placenta, raising health concerns for pregnant women and unborn babies. Experts ...

The processes involved in placental development are highly regulated to ensure normal growth of the developing fetal tissues and the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. A unique function of the ...

Maternal smoking during pregnancy associated with methylation signatures across the placental epigenome in genes involved in regulating inflammation, growth signaling, and cardiometabolic outcomes.