1. Prologue -- 2. Is Estrogen A Cellular Signal for Female Genital Tract Epithelium? -- 3. Reciprocal Tissue Interactions in Morphogenesis and Hormonal Responsiveness of the Female Reproductive Tract -- 4. Qualitative and Quantitative Morphology of Induction in Endometrial Epithelium -- 5. Interactions of Estrogens, Protooncogenes and Growth Factors -- 6. Expression of Metallothionein Genes in Preimplantation Embryos, Decidua and Placentae -- 7. Uterine Preparation for Blastocyst Attachment -- 8. Uterine Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Pregnancy -- 9. Glycoprotein Expression and Function in Embryo-Uterine Interactions -- 10. Uterine-Conceptus Interactions During the Peri-implantation Period -- 11. Endocrine Functions of the Rodent Placenta: Placental Lactogens -- 12. The Origin and Role of Cytokines Determining Success and Failure in the Post-implantation Period -- 13. Epilogue -- Poster Presentations -- Contributors