Grasses in African ethnoveterinary medicine: Review of their ethnopharmacological properties by Alfred Maroyi

“…Most of the species are used to treat gastrointestinal problems, endoparasites, retained placenta, viral infections, respiratory problems, wounds, ectoparasites, bone fractures, and polyarthritis, and are used as appetite stimulants. …”
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Extracellular Matrix Remodeling of the Umbilical Cord in Pre-eclampsia as a Risk Factor for Fetal Hypertension by Lech Romanowicz, Zofia Galewska

“…The human umbilical cord forms a connection between the placenta and the foetus. It is composed of two arteries and one vein surrounded by Wharton's jelly. …”
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Distribution of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Different Human Tissues by Weiwei Li, Min Liu

“…The percentage of 5-hmC measured is high in brain, liver, kidney and colorectal tissues (0.40–0.65%), while it is relatively low in lung (0.18%) and very low in heart, breast, and placenta (0.05-0.06%). Abundance of 5-hmC in the cancerous colorectal tissues was significantly reduced (0.02–0.06%) compared to that in normal colorectal tissues (0.46–0.57%). …”
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Clinical Presentation of Preeclampsia and the Diagnostic Value of Proteins and Their Methylation Products as Biomarkers in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia and Their Newborns by Maria Portelli, Byron Baron

“…Other than the delivery of the foetus and the removal of the placenta, to date there are no therapeutic approaches to treat or prevent PE. …”
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Trap Sequence: Case Report by Sümeyra Nergiz, Selda Demircan Sezer, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Alparslan Ünsal, Ali Rıza Odabaşı, Hasan Yüksel

“…It is characterized with a recipient fetus exhibiting lethal anomalies including acardia and a pump fetus supplying blood by vascular anastomosis in the placenta. Pump twin is structurally normal but heart failure may develop with cardiomegaly, pericardial and pleural effusion, ascites and polyhydramnios also seen during pregnancy. …”
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The Emerging Role of Sonoelastography in Pregnancy: Applications in Assessing Maternal and Fetal Health by Abdulrahman M. Alfuraih

“…In the cervix, sonoelastography aids in predicting preterm birth and assessing labor induction success. For the placenta, it provides insights into conditions like preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction through elasticity measurements. …”
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Fatty liver syndrome associated with some post parturation period diseases by Veysi Aslan, Reşat Aştı, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Tevfik Tekeli, Abdullah Başoğlu, Ülker Demirci

“…Some diseases and disorders such as retained placenta, ketosis, metritis, mastitis, hypocalcemia, indigestion and abomasal displacement were diagnosed in these cows.…”
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The Value of Large Sections in Surgical Pathology by Maria P. Foschini, Chiara Baldovini, Yuko Ishikawa, Vincenzo Eusebi

“…Similarly LS have been used to study neoplastic, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases affecting various organs, as brain, lung, gastrointentinal tract, bone, urinary tract, prostate, and placenta. Currently LS are mostly applied to diagnostic routine to better stage tumours such as prostate and breast carcinomas or to correlate radiologic imaging to gross specimens. …”
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Biological roles of growth hormone/prolactin from an evolutionary perspective by Yasumasa Iwasaki, Mitsuru Nishiyama, Dylan Corcoran, Takako Araki

“…Although growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) are usually recognized as pituitary hormones, their expression is not restricted to the adenohypophysis and can also be found in extra-pituitary tissues including placenta. Furthermore, GH, PRL, and their receptors structurally belong to the cytokine family of proteins, and indeed they have remarkable pleiotropic effects. …”
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Regulation and Mechanism of miR-518d through the PPARα-Mediated NF-κB Pathway in the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Hui Qiu, Xuemin Liu, Shenshen Yao, Jiaren Zhou, Xue Zhang, Juan Du

“…Human placenta trophoblast cells (HTR8/SVneo) were cultured under the conditions of physiological glucose (PG group) and high glucose level (HG group). …”
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The Anaesthesiologist and Palliative Care in a Newborn with the Adam “Sequence” by Alberto Vieira Pantoja, Maria Emília Gonçalves Estevez, Bruno Lima Pessoa, Fernando de Paiva Araújo, Bruno Mendonça Barcellos, Ciro Augusto Floriani, Marco Antonio Cardoso de Resende

“…After 48 hours, the odor from the placenta indicted a necrotic process, which prevented the parents from being close to the child and increased his isolation. …”
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Maternal Vitamin B12 in Pregnancy and Placental Development by Amrita Arcot, Rachel E. Walker, Kelly Gallagher, Kevin C. Klatt, Alison D. Gernand

“…This narrative review aims to describe vitamin B12 in pregnancy, with emphasis on the placenta’s role in ensuring adequate nutrition of the fetus and impacts of vitamin B12 deficiency on placental development and function. …”
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Ultrasound-guided photoacoustic image annotation toolkit in MATLAB (PHANTOM) for preclinical applications by Allison Sweeney, Aayush Arora, Skye A. Edwards, Srivalleesha Mallidi

“…Two preclinical models, a subcutaneous tumor and a calcified placenta, were imaged and fluence-compensated using the PHANTOM toolkit and the results were verified with immunohistochemistry. …”
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NURSING CARE FOR MOTHERS WITH INCOMPLETE ABORTIONS: CASE STUDY by Lailatul Fadliyah, Danty Indra Puspitaningtyas, Emuliana Sulpat, Umi Ma'rifah

“…Introduction: Incomplete abortion is bleeding in pregnancy before 20 weeks, where some of the products of conception have come out of the uterine cavity through the cervical canal left in the decidua or placenta. Methods: This research uses a case study design. …”
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Pregnancy Ketonemia and Development of the Fetal Central Nervous System by Agata Bronisz, Mateusz Ozorowski, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska

“…Ketone bodies freely pass through the placenta. They can affect fetal growth and organ damage development, especially the central nervous system. …”
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Understanding the Immune System in Fetal Protection and Maternal Infections during Pregnancy by Tarique Hussain, Ghulam Murtaza, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Muhammad Saleem Kalhoro, Yulong Yin, Muhammad Ismail Chughtai, Bie Tan, Anjaleena Yaseen, Zia Ur Rehman

“…The disruption in this mechanism may lead to harmful effects on pregnancy. The placenta serves as an immune barrier in fetus protection against invading pathogens. …”
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Effect of Ramadan fasting in late pregnancy on pregnancy outcome by Abd E.G. Eldeen Al Darwish, Mahmoud I.A. Elrahsidy, Asmaa K. Nasr

“…Results There was no statistically significant variance among group A and group B concerning height of baby (cm), birth weight (kg), head circumference (cm), Mid Arm Circumference (cm) and Weight of Placenta (g) P= 0.521, 0.193, 0.782, 0.816, 0.345) respectively. …”
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Pregnancy with Concomitant Chorioangioma and Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia: A Rare Placental Abnormality by Wu Qichang, Wang Wenbo, Zheng Liangkai, Kong Hui, He Xiaoqin, Sun Li, Xu Yasong

“…PMD was then confirmed during postnatal evaluation, which included gross and histologic examination of the placenta. The macroscopic and microscopic findings were consistent with concomitant chorioangioma and placental mesenchymal dysplasia during pregnancy. …”
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Managing two cases of twin anemia–polycythemia sequence in monochorionic twin pregnancies by Yongke Zhang, Yiheng Liang, Ran Chen, Dirong Zhang, Jing Wu

“…After cesarean section, stage 3 TAPS was confirmed according to the ultrasound findings and hemoglobin results of the newborns and placenta examination after birth. Patient 2 was a nulligravida who was diagnosed with stage 2 TAPS at 18 weeks of gestation. …”
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The Fetal Allograft Revisited: Does the Study of an Ancient Invertebrate Species Shed Light on the Role of Natural Killer Cells at the Maternal-Fetal Interface? by Amy Lightner, Danny J. Schust, Yi-Bin A. Chen, Breton F. Barrier

“…Human pregnancy poses a fundamental immunological problem because the placenta and fetus are genetically different from the host mother. …”
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