Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the ...

As with amniocentesis, obstetricians may suggest using CVS, short for chorionic villus sampling ... determine the location of the placenta, and measure the amount of amniotic fluid.

The chorion lies closest to the placenta. The chorionic sac encompasses the fetus and the amnion and is covered with chorionic villi until the 8th week. After the 8th week, these villi are ...

Chorionic villus sampling (CVS ... between 10 and 12 weeks of pregnancy. Because the placenta is derived from the extraembryonic portion of the early embryo, the villus cells in the placenta ...

Pro-inflammatory cytokines are modified during the multiplication of Trypanosoma cruzi within the placental chorionic villi and are associated with the level of infection via the signaling pathway ...