There are a number of available in vitro models for the study of human placental development with varying degrees of physiological relevance. 2,4,7 Choriocarcinoma cells, derived from malignant tumors ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

Background: Previous studies of maternal risk factors for abnormal placental growth have focused on placental weight and placental ratio as measures of placental growth. We sought to identify ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

Placenta accreta is a health condition in which the placenta the source of food and oxygen for the foetus attaches too deeply to the uterine wall Here is how it affects the delivery of the child ...

US researchers have identified how Zika virus covertly spreads in placental cells, causing disruptions in the immune system ...

Researchers say understanding how Zika virus spreads through the human placenta and reaches the fetus is critical to prevent or control the infection.

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to ...