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Professor Graham Burton, Department of Physiology
Friday 10 February 2012, 18:00-19:15
The placenta: a remarkable but often neglected organ
- đ¤ Speaker: Professor Graham Burton, Department of Physiology
- đ Date & Time: Friday 10 February 2012, 18:00 - 19:15
- đ Venue: Roger Needham Room, Wolfson College
Abstract
The placenta is the interface between the mother and her baby and is essential for our development in utero, so much so that in some societies it is considered as a twin of the baby and must be reunited with the individual on their death. During pregnancy, all materials transferred between the mother and baby must pass through the placenta, either by passive diffusion or active exchange. The placenta also produces an array of hormones that have a profound effect on maternal physiology during pregnancy. This talk will introduce some of the basic concepts of the organ, and touch on aspects of contemporary research that have direct bearing on complications of human pregnancy.
Series This talk is part of the Wolfson College Science Society series.
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