TABLE 1.
Proposed consensus nomenclature for human perinatal tissues and cells.
| Name | Consensus Abbreviation |
| human placenta cells | hPC |
| human placenta mesenchymal stromal cells | hPMSC |
| human amnio-chorionic membrane | hACM |
| human amnio-chorionic membrane cells | hACMC |
| human amniotic membrane | hAM |
| human amniotic membrane cells | hAMC |
| human amniotic membrane epithelial cells | hAEC |
| human amniotic membrane mesenchymal stromal cells | hAMSC |
| human placental amniotic membrane | hPAM |
| human placental amniotic membrane cells | hPAMC |
| human placental amniotic membrane epithelial cells | hPAEC |
| human placental amniotic membrane mesenchymal stromal cells | hPAMSC |
| human reflected amniotic membrane | hRAM |
| human reflected amniotic membrane cells | hRAMC |
| human reflected amniotic membrane epithelial cells | hRAEC |
| human reflected amniotic membrane mesenchymal stromal cells | hRAMSC |
| human chorion (chorionic membrane) | hCM |
| human chorionic membrane cells | hCMC |
| human chorionic mesenchymal stromal cells | hCMSC |
| human trophoblast | hTB |
| human trophectoderm | hTED |
| human syncytiotrophoblast | hSTB |
| human cytotrophoblast | hCTB |
| human villous cytotrophoblast | hVCTB |
| human extravillous trophoblast | hEVT |
| human proximal cell column trophoblast | hpCCT |
| human distal cell column trophoblast | hdCCT |
| human interstitial extravillous trophoblast | hiEVT |
| human endovascular extravillous trophoblast | hvasEVT |
| human endoarterial extravillous trophoblast | hartEVT |
| human endovenous extravillous trophoblast | hvenEVT |
| human endoglandular extravillous trophoblast | hglaEVT |
| human endolymphatic extravillous trophoblast | hlymEVT |
| human trophoblast stem cells | hTSC |
| human trophoblast progenitor cells | hTPC |
| human chorionic plate | hCP |
| human chorionic plate cells | hCPC |
| human chorionic plate mesenchymal stromal cells | hCP-MSC |
| human chorionic plate mesenchymal stromal cells derived from blood vessels | hCP-MSC-bv |
| human chorionic plate extravillous trophoblast | hCP-EVT |
| human chorionic villi (chorion frondosum) | hCV |
| human chorionic villi cells | hCVC |
| human chorionic villi mesenchymal stromal cells | hCV-MSC |
| human chorionic villi trophoblast cells | hCV-TC |
| human chorion laeve | hCL |
| human chorion laeve mesenchymal stromal cells | hCL-MSC |
| human chorion laeve extravillous trophoblast | hCL-EVT |
| human umbilical cord | hUC |
| human umbilical cord cells | hUCC |
| human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells | hUC-MSC |
| human umbilical cord amniotic membrane | hUC-AM |
| human umbilical cord amniotic membrane cells | hUC-AMC |
| human umbilical cord amniotic epithelial cells | hUC-AEC |
| human umbilical cord amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells | hUC-AMSC |
| human umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly | hUC-WJ |
| human umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly cells | hUC-WJC |
| human umbilical cord Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells | hUC-WJ-MSC |
| human umbilical cord sub-amnion Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells | hUC-saWJ-MSC |
| human umbilical cord intermediate Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells | hUC-iWJ-MSC |
| human umbilical cord vascular region | hUC-V |
| human umbilical cord perivascular cells | hUC-PVC |
| human umbilical cord vascular smooth muscle cells | hUC-VSMC |
| human umbilical cord myofibroblasts | hUC-MF |
| human umbilical vein endothelial cells | HUVEC |
| human umbilical artery endothelial cells | HUAEC |
| human placental endothelial cells | hP-EC |
| human chorionic villi endothelial cells | hCV-EC |
| human placenta microvascular endothelial cells | hP-mV-EC |
| human chorionic plate endothelial cells | hCP-EC |
| human placental venous endothelial cells (derived from chorionic veins) | hPV-EC |
| human placental arterial endothelial cells (derived from chorionic arteries) | hPA-EC |
| human amniotic fluid | hAF |
| human amniotic fluid cells | hAFC |
| human amniotic fluid stem cells | hAFSC |
| human amniotic fluid mesenchymal stromal cells | hAF-MSC |
| human decidua | hD |
| human decidual stromal cells | hDSC |
| human decidua predecidual stromal cells | hD-preDSC |
| human decidua decidualized stromal cells | hD-dDSC |
| precursors of decidualized stromal cells | preDSC |
| human decidua mesenchymal stromal cells | hDMSC |
| human basal decidua | hBD |
| human basal decidua predecidual stromal cells | hBD-preDSC |
| human basal decidua decidualized stromal cells | hBD-dDSC |
| human basal decidua mesenchymal stromal cells | hBD-MSC |
| human parietal decidua | hPD |
| human parietal decidua predecidual stromal cells | hPD-preDSC |
| human parietal decidua decidualized stromal cells | hPD-dDSC |
| human parietal decidua mesenchymal stromal cells | hPD-MSC |
| human capsular decidua | hCD |
| human capsular decidua predecidual stromal cells | hCD-preDSC |
Bold text is used to identify perinatal tissues and to distinguish them from cell populations. See text for more details on the cell types.