Guttmacher A E, Maddox Y T, Spong C Y
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, United States.
Placenta. 2014 May;35(5):303-4. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.02.012. Epub 2014 Mar 6.
Despite its crucial role in the health of both the fetus and the pregnant woman, the placenta is the least understood human organ. Since a growing body of evidence also underscores the importance of placental development in the lifelong health of both mother and offspring, this lack of knowledge about placental structure and function is particularly concerning. Given modern approaches and technologies and the ability to develop new methods, we propose a coordinated "Human Placenta Project", with the ultimate goal of understanding human placental structure, development, and function in real time.
尽管胎盘在胎儿和孕妇的健康中起着至关重要的作用,但它却是人类了解最少的器官。越来越多的证据也强调了胎盘发育对母亲和后代终身健康的重要性,因此,对胎盘结构和功能的这种认知不足尤其令人担忧。鉴于现代方法和技术以及开发新方法的能力,我们提议开展一个协调一致的“人类胎盘项目”,其最终目标是实时了解人类胎盘的结构、发育和功能。