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Endocrinology of Embryo-Endometrium Interactions pp 279–296Cite as

Carbohydrates and Implantation of the Mammalian Embryo

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Initially, the mammalian embryo moves freely through the reproductive tract as it undergoes cell division and the first morphogenetic and differentiative steps of its development. After several days a cavity forms in the embryo and it develops into the blastocyst containing an inner clump of cells, the inner cell mass, from which all the tissues of the fetus and some of the extraembryonic membranes are derived. The outer layer surrounding the cavity and inner cell mass, the trophectoderm epithelium, will form the trophoblast of the placenta. It is responsible for attachment of the embryo to the wall of the uterine lumen and the process of implantation.

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Kimber, S.J. (1994). Carbohydrates and Implantation of the Mammalian Embryo. In: Glasser, S.R., Mulholland, J., Psychoyos, A. (eds) Endocrinology of Embryo-Endometrium Interactions. Reproductive Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1881-5_23

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