title: IFPA meeting 2008 workshops report.
abstract: Workshops are an important part of the IFPA annual meeting. At the IFPA meeting 2008 diverse topics were discussed in 12 themed workshops. Topics covered included: immunology of placentation; galectins and trophoblast invasion; signaling in implantation and invasion; markers to identify trophoblast subpopulations; placental pathology; placental toxicology; stereology; placental transport of fatty acids; placental mesenchymal stem cells; comparative placentation; trophoblast and neoplasia; trophoblast differentiation. This report is a summary of the various topics covered.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. g.e.lash@ncl.ac.uk
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D010929:Placentation / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000502:physiology*