transplacental
Across the placenta
Transplacental describes something that passes through or across the placenta—the organ connecting a fetus to its mother's uterine wall.
The term appears most often in medical contexts discussing how substances move from mother to fetus: transplacental transmission of antibodies, transplacental infection.
Drugs, nutrients, pathogens, and immunity can all transfer transplacentally.
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- toxoplasmaProtozoan infecting warm-blooded hosts
rubella · cytomegalovirus · HIV · syphilis · parasites · bacteria · vertical · mother-to-child
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- passiveNot actively participating
- maternalOf or like mothers
- protectionGuarding against harm
neonatal · fetal · transfer · immune · colostrum · vaccination · immunization · prenatal
Therapeutic chemical compounds
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- exposureState of being unprotected
- fetalOf the unborn
- teratogenDevelopmental toxin
thalidomide · metabolism · dosing · absorption · toxicity · pregnancy · therapeutic · pharmacokinetics
Rate of change across space
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- studiesLearns through examination
membrane · transport · permeability · diffusion · cotyledon · methodology · in-vitro · experimental
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
toxoplasma · rubella · cytomegalovirus · HIV · syphilis · parasites · bacteria · vertical · mother-to-child · congenital
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- passiveNot actively participating
- maternalOf or like mothers
protection · neonatal · fetal · transfer · immune · colostrum · vaccination · immunization · prenatal · newborn
drugs
Therapeutic chemical compounds
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- exposureState of being unprotected
- fetalOf the unborn
teratogen · thalidomide · metabolism · dosing · absorption · toxicity · pregnancy · therapeutic · pharmacokinetics · maternal
gradient
Rate of change across space
studies · membrane · transport · permeability · diffusion · cotyledon · methodology · in-vitro · experimental · imaging
transplacentaloral transmission
Conveying through speech
airborne · fecal-oral · lactational · parenteral · transdermal