The mammalian oviduct provides an optimal environment for the maturation of gametes,
fertilization, and early embryonic development. Secretory cells lining the lumen of the …

The notion of a gamete recognition system that alerts females to the presence of gametes in
their reproductive tract profoundly influences our understanding of the physiology of events …

Extracellular egg coats deposited by maternal or embryonic tissues surround all vertebrate
conceptuses during early development. In oviparous species, the time of hatching from …

Embryo implantation is an intricate process which requires competent embryo and receptive
endometrium. The failure of endometrium to achieve receptivity is a recognized cause of …

Proteins are biomolecules responsible for a vast range of functions within living cells and
tissues. Over 150 different proteins are present in the fluid of the oviduct, where mammalian …

Background Overweight and obese women have been shown to have an increased risk of
recurrent miscarriage as well as other adverse reproductive outcomes, but it is yet unclear …

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that eutopic endometrium from women with
endometriosis (US-E) has intrinsic functional anomalies compared with women without …

In some species, female steroid hormones modify the profile of acute phase proteins (APPs)
during the estrous cycle and pregnancy, according to the ovulation, embryonic implantation …

Recent evidence supports involvement of the acute phase protein haptoglobin in numerous
events during mammalian reproduction. The present study represents an in-depth …

Bacterial infection shortly after mating interferes with establishment of pregnancy. Injection of
peptidoglycan-polysaccharide (PG-PS), a component of gram-positive bacteria, into sheep …