The human placenta undergoes dramatic structural reorganization during pregnancy in
order to functionally synchronize with the development of the embryonic/fetal and maternal
compartments. The spatiotemporal patterns of these events (which eventually establish a
vectorial nutrient exchange function between embryonic/fetal and maternal blood circulatory
systems) will be dynamically controlled by processes like cell invasiveness and cell
proliferation/differentiation. In conjunction with the immune privilege status of the …