TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Placental Abnormalities A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary A1 - Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 - Dashe, Jodi S. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Spong, Catherine Y. A1 - Casey, Brian M. PY - 2022 T2 - Williams Obstetrics, 26e AB - During pregnancy, the placenta provides the indispensable interface between mother and fetus (Chap. 5, p. 86). However, in part due to inaccessibility throughout gestation, the placenta’s anatomy, physiology, and molecular structure still remain some of the most understudied and intriguing topics in obstetrics. Furthermore, the parallels between placental formation and cancer afford opportunities to understand tumor biology and pathogenesis (Costanzo, 2018; Guttmacher, 2014). SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190749747 ER -