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Cyclic Decidualization of the Human Endometrium in Reproductive Health and Failure
20 Aug 2014
Abstract excerpt
Decidualization denotes the transformation of endometrial stromal fibroblasts into specialized secretory decidual cells that provide a nutritive and immunoprivileged matrix essential for embryo implantation and placental development. In contrast to most mammals, decidualization of the human endometrium does not require embryo implantation. Instead, this process is driven by the postovulatory rise in progesterone...
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