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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Main Authors: W.A. Castro-Rendón, J.F. Castro-Álvarez, C. Guzmán-Martinez, J.C. Bueno-Sanchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-11-01
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