A review of factors that may impact on the capacity of beef cattle females, grazing semi-
extensive to extensive pastures in northern Australia, to conceive, maintain a pregnancy and …

The advent of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in animals and humans implies an extraordinary
change in the environment where the beginning of a new organism takes place. In mammals …

The bovine pre-implantation embryo secretes bioactive molecules from early development
stages, but effects on endometrial function are reported to start only after elongation. Here …

The endometrium plays a central role among the reproductive tissues in the context of early
embryo–maternal communication and pregnancy. This study investigated transcriptome …

Endometrial cells take part in embryo–maternal communication, as well as supporting the
immune system in defending against invading pathogens. The aim of the present study was …

At implantation the endometrium undergoes modifications necessary for its physical
interactions with the trophoblast as well as the development of the conceptus. We aim to …

Recognition and establishment of pregnancy involve several molecular and cellular
interactions among the conceptus, uterus, and corpus luteum (CL). In ruminants, interferon-τ …

Exosomes, extracellular vesicles, are present in uterine flushing fluids (UFs), which are
involved in conceptus-endometrial interactions during peri-implantation periods. Despite …

Background A large proportion of pregnancy losses occur during the pre-implantation
period, when the developing embryo is elongating rapidly and signalling its presence to the …

Initiation and maintenance of pregnancy are critically dependent on an intact embryo-
maternal communication in the preimplantation period. To get new insights into molecular …