- Compound
- CDB004859 (4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid)
- Term
- Placenta
- Definition
- An organ present in some vertebrates during embryonic gestation that surrounds the fetus and provides it with nutrients and oxygen, facilitates gas and waste exchange between the fetus and mother, and provides parasitic cloaking from the mother's immune system by excretion of neurokinin b. (nci).
- Parent Term
- Tissue and substructures
- Parent Definition
- An anatomical organizational level including multiple cells yet not comprising a complete organ .
- Other Compounds Mapped to 'Placenta'
CDB006137 (Choline)CDB006138 (Succinic acid)CDB006139 (Glycine)CDB006140 (Mannitol)CDB006141 (Ethanol)CDB006143 (Sorbitol)CDB006146 (Xylitol)CDB006151 (Stearic acid)CDB006152 (Pectin)CDB006153 (Palmitic acid)References