Implantation of the embryo into the uterine endometrium is one of the most finely-regulated
processes that leads to the establishment of a successful pregnancy. A plethora of factors …

Tissue macrophages play an important role in all stages of pregnancy, including uterine
stromal remodeling (decidualization) before embryo implantation, parturition, and post …

Hydatidiform mole (HM) is an abnormal human pregnancy with no embryo and cystic
degeneration of placental villi. We report five mutations in the maternal gene NALP7 in …

Implantation is an intricately timed event necessary in the process of viviparous birth that
allows mammals to nourish and protect their young during early development. Human …

Changes in human endometrium are essential to allow the establishment of pregnancy.
These changes are induced in vivo by progesterone, and include appearance within the …

Implantation and the establishment of pregnancy are critical for the propagation of the
species, but yet remain the limiting steps in human and primate reproduction. Successful …

Primary dysmenorrhea is one of the most common gynecological complaints in young
women, but potential peripheral immunologic features underlying this condition remain …

No other tissue in the body undergoes such a vast and extensive growth and remodeling in
a relatively short period of time as the primate endometrium. Endometrial integrity is …

Decidualization of endometrial stromal cells is a prerequisite for human implantation and
occurs in vivo in response to progesterone and involves activation of the protein kinase A …

During the first trimester of pregnancy, well-differentiated primary cells of the placenta known
as trophoblast cells grow in an invasive and destructive fashion similar to malignancies, but …