This review examines the strengths and weaknesses of animal models of human placentation
and pays particular attention to the mouse and non-human primates. Analogies can be …

Based on the number of tissues separating maternal from fetal blood, placentas are classified
as epitheliochorial, endotheliochorial or hemochorial. We review the occurrence of these …

Objective— Circulating microparticles are increased in cardiovascular disease and may
themselves promote oxidative stress and inflammation. Molecular mechanisms underlying their …

Placenta has a wide range of functions. Some are supported by novel genes that have evolved
following gene duplication events while others require acquisition of gene expression by …

The implantation of the blastocyst and early development of the placenta are crucial for the
success of implantation and pregnancy. However, the formative stages of human placental …

At term of pregnancy, oxygen consumption by the human or ovine placenta accounts for 40
per cent of total oxygen uptake by the gravid uterus. In the sheep, most oxygen is used for …

The administration of certain progenitor cells is protective in experimental acute kidney injury
(AKI), and mechanisms may involve the release of paracrine factors. Endothelial colony-…

Administration of human cord blood endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) or their
exosomes protects mice against kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury. Here we studied the …

Abstract Analysis of molecular data sets has provided new insights into higher‐level relationships
of living Eutheria, including the recognition of Afrotheria as a novel taxon. This offers …

This paper examines, at the level of values, the relationship between individualism and equality.
It has been widely held, since the time of Tocqueville, that, whereas traditional societies …