The placenta is a transient fetal organ that plays a critical role in the health and wellbeing of
both the fetus and its mother. Functionally, the placenta sustains the growth of the fetus as it …

Epidemiological evidence links an individual's susceptibility to chronic disease in adult life to
events during their intrauterine phase of development. Biologically this should not be …

Embryo implantation involves the intimate interaction between an implantation-competent
blastocyst and a receptive uterus, which occurs in a limited time period known as the …

The placenta has evolved to support the development of the embryo and fetus during the
different intrauterine periods of life. By necessity, its development must precede that of the …

All mammalian uteri contain glands in the endometrium that develop only or primarily after
birth. Gland development or adenogenesis in the postnatal uterus is intrinsically regulated …

The litter-bearing pig is an invaluable model for research in reproductive biology. Spherical
pig blastocysts on Day 10 of pregnancy undergo rapid morphological changes to tubular …

Microvesicles and exosomes are nanoparticles released from cells and can contain small
RNAs, mRNA and proteins that affect cells at distant sites. In sheep, endogenous beta …

All mammalian uteri contain endometrial glands that synthesize or transport and secrete
substances essential for survival and development of the conceptus (embryo/fetus and …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 7, d1879-1898, September 1, 2002] 1879 BIOLOGY OF
PROGESTERONE ACTION DURING PREGNANCY RECOGNITION AND Page 1 [Frontiers in …

This review integrates established and new information on the role of progesterone,
interferon tau (IFNT), and prostaglandins in uterine biology of ruminants. Establishment of …