IFPA Meeting 2009 workshops report.
Workshops are an important part of the annual meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA). At IFPA Meeting 2009 diverse topics were discussed in twelve themed workshops. Topics covered included: immune response to pregnancy; signaling between fetus and placenta; bioactive lipids in placenta; placenta in agricultural species; epigenetics and placentation; trophoblast deportation; glucocorticoids and placental function; endothelium; placental transport; genes and placenta; uteroplacental blood flow and placental stem cells. This report is a full summary of the various topics covered.
Lash
G E
GE
Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, 3rd Floor, William Leech Building, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. g.e.lash@ncl.ac.uk
Burton
G J
GJ
Chamley
L W
LW
Clifton
V L
VL
Constancia
M
M
Crocker
I P
IP
Dantzer
V
V
Desoye
G
G
Drewlo
S
S
Hemmings
D G
DG
Hiendleder
S
S
Kalionis
B
B
Keelan
J A
JA
Kudo
Y
Y
Lewis
R M
RM
Manuelpillai
U
U
Murthi
P
P
Natale
D
D
Pfarrer
C
C
Robertson
S
S
Saffery
R
R
Saito
S
S
Sferruzzi-Perri
A
A
Sobrevia
L
L
Waddell
B J
BJ
Roberts
C T
CT
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