Molecular biology of placental development and disease /

• Other Authors: Huckle, William R. (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambride, MA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2017.
• Series: Progress in molecular biology and translational science ; v. 145.
• Subjects: Placenta > Development.; Placenta > Molecular aspects.; MEDICAL / Physiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Comparative placental anatomy: divergent structures serving a common purpose
• Cell- and tissue-based models for study of placental development
• Transcription factors that regulate trophoblast development and function
• The phylogeny of placental evolution through dynamic integrations of retrotransposons
• Contribution of syncytins and other endogenous retroviral envelopes to human placenta pathologies
• Role of exosomes in placental homeostasis and pregnancy disorders
• Novel reugulators of hemodynamics in the pregnant uterus
• Regulation of placental amino acid transport and fetal growth.