Project details

Detailed anatomy of the human placenta, showing all cell types and transport mechanisms.

Key and keywords:

VCT = Villous cytotrophoblasts
SCT = Syncytiotrophoblast
CCC = Cytotrophoblast Cell Column
enEVT = Endovascular Extravillous Trophoblast
egEVT = Endoglandular Extravillous Trophoblast
iEVT = Interstitial Extravillous Trophoblast
TGC = Trophoblast Giant Cell
DC = Decidual Cell
HB = Hofbauer
FEC = Fetal Endothelial Cell
FB = Fibroblast

Myometrium, decidua, anchoring villus column, villus parenchyma, basement membrane, mesenchyme, intervillous space, fetal capillary, spiral artery, uterine gland, maternal blood, chorionic plate, placental villus

Client: University of Maryland.

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