In women, endometrial morphology and function undergo characteristic changes every
menstrual cycle. These changes are crucial for perpetuation of the species and are …

Deep placentation in the human requires physiologic transformation of the spiral arteries
into uteroplacental vessels. This process involves the inner myometrial segment (junctional …

The trophoblast, ie the peripheral part of the human conceptus, exerts a crucial role in
implantation and placentation. Both processes properly occur as a consequence of an …

Decidualization is a process in which endometrial stromal fibroblasts differentiate into
specialized secretory decidual cells and essential for the successful establishment of …

Although the claim has been made that there are early descriptions of what today we call
endometriosis and adenomyosis in theses presented in Europe in the late 17th and during …

The recent discovery of a new isoform of estrogen receptor (ER) β has prompted the
reexamination of estrogen action on target organs. Here, we describe the endometrial …

Embryo–endometrial communication plays a critical role in embryo implantation and the
establishment of a successful pregnancy. Successful pregnancy outcomes involve maternal …

The human endometrium is a unique tissue that has to undergo cycles of proliferation,
differentiation, destruction and repair. This ensures that the endometrium is optimally …

A diverse array of cytokines is implicated in regulating the immune adaptation and
endometrial tissue remodelling events that facilitate successful embryo implantation and …

Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are involved in the presentation of native Ags to B cells
during the secondary immune response. Some authors consider FDC to be hemopoietic …