placenta: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Placenta. Oct 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Iowa State University Digital Press - Human Reproduction: A Clinical Approach - Placenta Development. May 02, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Placenta plays a critical role in maternal–fetal resource allocation. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - The human placenta: new perspectives on its formation and function during early pregnancy. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: WebMD - What Is an Anterior Placenta During Pregnancy? Sep 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Cell - Cell Systems - Acute response to pathogens in the early human placenta at single-cell resolution. Jul 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Placenta: an old organ with new functions. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Healthline - What You Need to Know About the Placenta. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Placenta: How it works, what's normal. May 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Placenta. Feb 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Placenta. Dec 26, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Placenta. Sep 14, 2022
Added new Web site: American Pregnancy Association - Placenta. Apr 18, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Pennsylvania Health System - Placenta. Apr 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Discovery Health - Placental Abruption Facts. Apr 18, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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