Embryo implantation involves the intimate interaction between an implantation-competent
blastocyst and a receptive uterus, which occurs in a limited time period known as the …

BACKGROUND Although laboratory procedures, along with culture media formulations,
have improved over the past two decades, the issue remains that human IVF is performed in …

The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is composed of three homologous subunits and
allows the flow of Na+ ions across high resistance epithelia, maintaining body salt and water …

The pineal hormone melatonin is secreted with a marked circadian rhythm. Normally,
maximum production occurs during the dark phase of the day and the duration of secretion …

The uterine luminal epithelium (LE) is the first maternal contact for an implanting embryo.
Intrauterine fluid resorption, cessation of LE proliferation and apoptosis, and LE structural …

The mammalian blastocyst exhibits a high capacity for aerobic glycolysis, a metabolic
characteristic of tumours. It has been considered that aerobic glycolysis is a means to …

Epithelial sodium channels (ENaCs) are located on the apical surface of cells and funnel
Na+ ions from the lumen into the cell. ENaC function also regulates extracellular fluid …

Increased genetic selection over the past 40 years has resulted in a dairy cow with an
improved biological efficiency for producing milk but with an associated reduced fertility …

BACKGROUND Although embryo implantation is a prerequisite for human reproduction, it
remains a poorly understood process. The molecular mechanisms regulating endometrial …

Early embryo loss is a major factor affecting the conception rate in cattle. Up to 40% of cattle
embryos die within 3 weeks of fertilisation while they are nutritionally dependent on oviduct …