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 …

Implantation is a highly organized process that involves an interaction between a receptive
uterus and a competent blastocyst. In humans, natural fecundity suggests that the chance of …

Spermatogenesis is the process by which a single spermatogonium develops into 256
spermatozoa, one of which will fertilize the ovum. Since the 1950s when the stages of the …

Recent studies show that cadherins and catenins are hormonally regulated and carry out
physiological roles during mammary development but have pathological effects when …

Colonisation of the maternal uterine wall by the trophoblast involves a series of alterations in
the behaviour and morphology of trophoblast cells. Villous cytotrophoblast cells change from …

A better understanding of the hormonal regulation of spermatogenesis may provide new
avenues for management of human infertility, and development of safe and reversible …

BACKGROUND: Our objective was to characterize the tissular distribution of relevant
cytoskeletal proteins, cellular adhesion molecules and proliferation markers and conduct a …

Ovarian cadherins, in addition to acting as structural (adhesion) molecules, also function as
modulators of gene activity. The dual role of β-catenin as an intracellular component of the …

Usher syndrome (USH) is an autosomal recessive (AR) disorder that permanently and
severely affects the senses of hearing, vision, and balance. Three clinically distinct types of …

All amniotes reproduce either by egg-laying (oviparity), which is ancestral to vertebrates or
by live-bearing (viviparity), which has evolved many times independently. However, the …