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Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Decidualization and Implantation

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Proteins and Steroids in Early Pregnancy

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A comprehensive analysis of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying decidualization and implantation is not possible today. This is because the three concurrent lines of research, i.e., molecular endocrinology, cell cycle kinetics and biochemistry, which have contributed the recent advances to these studies, have progressed with almost no interaction in parallel fashion. An initial attempt at integrating these data as they apply to the mechanisms of decidualization and implantation will be the task of this contribution.

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Glasser, S.R., McCormack, S.A. (1982). Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Decidualization and Implantation. In: Beier, H.M., Karlson, P. (eds) Proteins and Steroids in Early Pregnancy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67890-5_20

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