Until recently, trophoblast invasion during human placentation was characterized by and
restricted to invasion into uterine connective tissues and the uterine spiral arteries. The latter …

Cytotrophoblastic cells (CTBs) from first‐trimester placenta form columns of invasive CTBs.
This invasive behavior is due to the ability of CTBs to secrete matrix metalloproteinases …

Historically, invasion of placental trophoblasts was thought to be extremely specific, only
invading into the connective tissues of the maternal uterus and finally reaching and …

BACKGROUND In humans, inadequate trophoblast invasion into the decidua is associated
with the 'great obstetrical syndromes' which include pre-eclampsia, foetal growth restriction …

Trophoblast invasion can be seen as a tightly regulated battle between the competing
interests of the survival of the fetus and those of the mother. Successful pregnancy is …

During the first trimester of pregnancy, extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) invade into the
decidual interstitium to the first third of the myometrium, thereby anchoring the placenta to …

Trophoblast migration and invasion through the decidua and maternal uterine spiral arteries
are crucial events in placentation. During this process, invasive trophoblast replace vascular …

The establishment of a pregnancy depends upon mechanisms of forming close contacts
between embryonic/fetal and maternal tissues. The starting point is the attachment of the …

Trophoblast cell invasion into the uterine wall is characteristic of hemochorial placentation.
In this report, we examine trophoblast cell invasion in the rat and mouse, the endocrine …

Like other species with haemochorial placentation, pregnant rats show marked invasion of
the uterine wall by trophoblast. While an endovascular pathway of invasion has been …