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Placental Endocrine Function

Placental Endocrine Function is a physiological process in which the placenta acts as a transient endocrine organ by synthesizing and secreting hormones and signaling molecules that regulate maternal adaptations and fetal development during pregnancy.

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The Metastasis Suppressor Gene KiSS-1 Encodes Kisspeptins, the Natural Ligands of the Orphan G Protein-coupled Receptor GPR54

Masato Kotani, Michel Detheux, Ann L. Vandenbogaerde et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2001 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: Leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans

Hiroaki Masuzaki, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Norimasa Sagawa et al. · Nature Medicine · 1997 · 1.3K citations

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Placental-specific IGF-II is a major modulator of placental and fetal growth

Miguel Constância, Myriam Hemberger, Jennifer Hughes et al. · Nature · 2002 · 1.1K citations

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A placental clock controlling the length of human pregnancy

Mark McLean, Andrew Bisits, Joanne Davies et al. · Nature Medicine · 1995 · 923 citations

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TNF-α Is a Predictor of Insulin Resistance in Human Pregnancy

John P. Kirwan, Sylvie Hauguel‐de Mouzon, J. Lepercq et al. · Diabetes · 2002 · 736 citations · Full text

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  1. FP
    Felice Petraglia

    University of Siena, Italy

    25 publications · 2.1K citations

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  2. ED
    Eugene D. Albrecht

    University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States

    21 publications · 598 citations

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  3. GJ
    Gerald J. Pepe

    Eastern Virginia Medical School, United States

    20 publications · 646 citations

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  4. RS
    Roger Smith

    John Hunter Hospital, Australia

    16 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. FF
    Françis Frankenne

    University of Liège, Belgium

    13 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    26 h-index

    81 publications

    6K citations

  2. Inserm

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    92 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    67 publications

    5.1K citations

  4. University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    15 h-index

    47 publications

    1.3K citations

  5. Eastern Virginia Medical School

    Norfolk, United States

    15 h-index

    44 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    15 h-index

    54 publications

    3.3K citations

  7. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    40 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    41 publications

    1.2K citations

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  1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    JCEM · 116 publications · 8K citations

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  2. Endocrinology

    105 publications · 5.6K citations

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  3. Placenta

    134 publications · 4.8K citations

    39

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  4. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 84 publications · 4.2K citations

    35

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  5. Biology of Reproduction

    35 publications · 1.5K citations

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