BACKGROUND Fertility depends on a receptive state of the endometrium, influenced by
hormonal and anatomical adaptations, as well as the immune system. Local and systemic …

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 …

This book explains and reviews some of the significant events involved in human
implantation and the establishment of the placenta in the uterus. This critical phase in …

Cell adhesion in endometrial epithelium is regulated to maintain the continuity and
protectiveness of the luminal covering cell layer while permitting interstitial implantation of …

This review begins with a brief commentary on the diversity of placentation mechanisms,
and then goes on to examine the extensive alterations which occur in the plasma membrane …

Pregnancy is established during the periconceptional period as a continuum beginning with
blastocyst attachment to the endometrial epithelial surface followed by embryo invasion and …

Ovulation and fertilization trigger embryonic development and endometrial differentiation by
corpus luteum progesterone production. These two synchronous processes couple about 1 …

This review covers the sequence of cell adhesion events occurring during implantation of
the mammalian embryo, concentrating on data from mouse and human. The analogy is …

Receptive endometrium is a prerequisite for successful embryo implantation, and it follows
that poor endometrial receptivity is a leading cause of implantation failure. MicroRNAs …

Mucosal tissues in the human female reproductive tract (FRT) are primary sites for both
gynecological cancers and infections by a spectrum of sexually transmitted pathogens …