Cellular Signals Controlling Uterine Function [electronic resource] / edited by Lynn A. Lavia

Title	Cellular Signals Controlling Uterine Function [electronic resource] / edited by Lynn A. Lavia
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1991
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3724-3
Descript	VI, 191 p. online resource

CONTENT

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

SUBJECT

Medicine
Gynecology
Developmental biology
Plant science
Botany
Animal anatomy
Medicine & Public Health
Gynecology
Developmental Biology
Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology
Plant Sciences