The International Journal of Developmental Biology

Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Argitalpen Zerbitzua/Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/University of the Basque Country Press

Volume 54 - Nē. 2/3,  2010     Más informaciķn [Abstract - FullText / FullText Open Access]

ISSN 1696-3547 (online) and 0214-6282 (print)

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Special Issue:  Placenta

Guest Editors: Joan S. Hunt and Kent L. Thornburg

Contents:  

Preface

Joan S. Hunt and Kent L. Thornburg
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 227-229 

 
A dialogue with Allen Enders

Contemporary comparative placenta research - an interview with Allen Enders
Kent L. Thornburg and Joan S. Hunt
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 231-236

 
Historical perspectives

Some historical aspects of understanding placental development, structure and function
Lawrence D. Longo and Lawrence P. Reynolds
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 237-255 

 
Sir Joseph Barcroft, Cambridge placental and fetal research (1933-1966) and inter-generational Science
Robert Boyd and C.A. Richard Boyd
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 257-268 

 
Implantation

Critical growth factors and signalling pathways controlling human trophoblast invasion
Martin Knöfler
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 269-280 

 
Immune cells in the placental bed
Judith N. Bulmer, Paula J. Williams and Gendie E. Lash
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 281-294 

 
Endometrial responses to embryonic signals in the primate
Prajna Banerjee and Asgerally T. Fazleabas
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 295-302 

 
The influence of the intrauterine environment on human placental development
Graham J. Burton, Eric Jauniaux and D. Stephen Charnock-Jones
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 303-311 

 
Local regulation of implantation at the human fetal-maternal interface
Evdokia Dimitriadis, Guiying Nie, Natalie J. Hannan, Premila Paiva and Lois A. Salamonsen
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 313-322 

 
Placental development, differentiation and function

Developmental cell biology of human villous trophoblast: current research problems
John D. Aplin
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 323-330 

 
Shear stress regulation of nitric oxide production in uterine and placental artery endothelial cells: experimental studies and hemodynamic models of shear stresses on endothelial cells
Benjamin Sprague, Naomi C. Chesler and Ronald R. Magness
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 331-340 

 
Development and function of trophoblast giant cells in the rodent placenta
Dong Hu and James C. Cross
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 341-354 

 
Uteroplacental vascular development and placental function: an update
Lawrence P. Reynolds, Pawel P. Borowicz, Joel S. Caton, Kimberly A. Vonnahme, Justin S. Luther, David S. Buchanan, Shireen A. Hafez, Anna T. Grazul-Bilska and Dale A. Redmer
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 355-365 

 
Receptor-mediated uptake and transport of macromolecules in the human placenta
Henning Schneider and Richard K. Miller
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 367-375 

 
Fetal impact

Placental nutrient supply and fetal growth
Michelle Desforges and Colin P. Sibley
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 377-390 

 
The placenta in the integrated physiology of fetal volume control
J. Job Faber and Debra F. Anderson
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 391-396 

 
Estrogen regulation of placental angiogenesis and fetal ovarian development during primate pregnancy
Eugene D. Albrecht and Gerald J. Pepe
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 397-407 

 
Placental metabolic reprogramming: do changes in the mix of energy-generating substrates modulate fetal growth?
Nicholas P. Illsley, Isabella Caniggia and Stacy Zamudio
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 409-419 

 
Maternal-placental immunology

The hidden maternal-fetal interface: events involving the lymphoid organs in maternal-fetal tolerance
Elizabeth S. Taglauer, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf and Margaret G. Petroff
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 421-430 

 
On the role of placental major histocompatibility complex and decidual leukocytes in implantation and pregnancy success using non-human primate models
Thaddeus G. Golos, Gennadiy I. Bondarenko, Svetlana V. Dambaeva, Edith E. Breburda, and Maureen Durning 
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 431-443 

 
Split immunological tolerance to trophoblast
Amanda de Mestre, Leela Noronha, Bettina Wagner and Douglas F. Antczak
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 445-455  

 
Immunoregulatory molecules in human placentas: potential for diverse roles in pregnancy
Joan S. Hunt, Judith L. Pace and Ryan M. Gill
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 457-467  

 
The placenta and disease

In preeclampsia, the placenta grows slowly along its minor axis
Eero Kajantie, Kent L. Thornburg, Johan G.Eriksson, Clive Osmond and David J.P. Barker
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 469-473 

 
Trisomy 21- affected placentas highlight prerequisite factors for human trophoblast fusion and differentiation
André Malassiné, Jean-Louis Frendo and Daničle Evain-Brion
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 475-482  

 
Comparative placentation

Placentation in mammals once grouped as insectivores
Anthony M. Carter and Allen C. Enders
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 483-493  

 
Trophoblast phagocytic program: roles in different placental systems
Estela Bevilacqua, Mara-Sandra Hoshida, Andrea Amarante-Paffaro, Andrea Albieri-Borges and Sara Zago-Gomes
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 495-505 

 
A three-way conversation: maternal/placetal/fetal

Gene expression in the placenta: maternal stress and epigenetic responses
Ciprian P. Gheorghe, Ravi Goyal, Ashwani Mittal and Lawrence D. Longo
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 507-523 

 
The surface area of the placenta and hypertension in the offspring in later life
David J.P. Barker, Kent L. Thornburg, Clive Osmond, Eero Kajantie and Johan G. Eriksson
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 525-530  

 
Naturally acquired microchimerism
Hilary S. Gammill and J. Lee Nelson
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 531-543 

 
Role of fetal membranes in signaling of fetal maturation and parturition
Leslie Myatt and Kang Sun
UBC Press - The International Journal of Developmental Biology (2010) Vol 54, Nēs 2/3: 545-553