"Chorionic Villi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Threadlike vascular projections of the chorion. Chorionic villi may be free or embedded within the DECIDUA forming the site for exchange of substances between fetal and maternal blood (PLACENTA).
| Descriptor ID |
D002824
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A10.615.284.473.200 A16.254.750.473.200 A16.710.189
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| Concept/Terms |
Chorionic Villi- Chorionic Villi
- Chorionic Villus
- Villi, Chorionic
- Villus, Chorionic
- Placental Villi
- Placental Villus
- Villi, Placental
- Villus, Placental
Labyrinthine Placenta- Labyrinthine Placenta
- Placental Labyrinth Layer
- Labyrinth Layer, Placental
- Placental Labyrinth Layers
- Labyrinth of the Placenta
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chorionic Villi" by people in Profiles.
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Placental pericytes and cytomegalovirus infectivity: Implications for HCMV placental pathology and congenital disease. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Sep; 78(3).
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A positive feedback loop involving Gcm1 and Fzd5 directs chorionic branching morphogenesis in the placenta. PLoS Biol. 2013; 11(4):e1001536.
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Chromosomal abnormalities in ectopic pregnancy chorionic villi. J Soc Gynecol Investig. 1998 Nov-Dec; 5(6):324-6.
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Sepiapterin reductase in human amniotic and skin fibroblasts, chorionic villi, and various blood fractions. Clin Chim Acta. 1988 Jun 15; 174(3):271-82.
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Altered villus vessel fibronectin in preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Apr; 156(4):898-900.