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SUMMARY:The placenta: a remarkable but often neglected organ -  Professor 
 Graham Burton\, Department of Physiology
DTSTART:20120210T180000Z
DTEND:20120210T191500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Xavier Moya
DESCRIPTION: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 so
 cieties it is considered as a twin of the baby and must be reunited with t
 he individual on their death. During pregnancy\, all materials transferred
  between the mother and baby must pass through the placenta\, either by pa
 ssive diffusion or active exchange. The placenta also produces an array of
  hormones that have a profound effect on maternal physiology during pregna
 ncy. This talk will introduce some of the basic concepts of the organ\, an
 d touch on aspects of contemporary research that have direct bearing on co
 mplications of human pregnancy.
LOCATION:Roger Needham Room\, Wolfson College
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