Blastocyst-endometrium interaction: intertwining a cytokine network
The successful implantation of the blastocyst depends on adequate interactions between the embryo and the uterus. The development of the embryo begins with the fertilized ovum, a single totipotent cell which undergoes mitosis and gives rise to a multicellular structure named blastocyst. At the same...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006001100001 |