Novel aspects of endometrial function: a biological sensor of embryo quality and driver of pregnancy success

• Published in: Reproduction fertility and development Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 68
• Main Authors: Sandra, Olivier, Mansouri-Attia, Nadéra, Lea, Richard G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Animals; Embryo Implantation - physiology; Embryonic Development - physiology; Endometrium - physiology; Epigenesis, Genetic - physiology; Female; Humans; Mice; Models, Animal; Pregnancy - physiology; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy, Animal - physiology; Ruminants

Successful pregnancy depends on complex biological processes that are regulated temporally and spatially throughout gestation. The molecular basis of these processes have been examined in relation to gamete quality, early blastocyst development and placental function, and data have been generated sh...