Vol. 58 Nos. 2/3/4 (2014) pp.71-298

Embryo Implantation

Cover legend

Simulation of the process of human blastocyst implantation. The composite image shows a human blastocyst (~ 280 micrometers in diameter) 5 days post conception rolling along receptive endometrium prior to its attachment. Attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine epithelium is the first step during embryo implantation, followed by stable adhesion and invasion of the uterine wall. Image: Tamara Zdravkovic, Matthew Gormley and Juan Irwin (University of California, San Francisco, USA)

Preface

Embryo implantation - coordination of maternal and embryonic adaptations
Michael J. Soares
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 71-74

Historical approach and interviews

Decidua and implantation of the embryo from a historical perspective
Ivan Damjanov
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 75-78 A lifetime of deciphering complexities of embryo implantation
Susanne Tranguch and Sudhansu K. Dey
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 79-86 Exploring the world of human development and reproduction
Kristy Red-Horse, Penelope M. Drake and Susan Fisher
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 87-93

Uterine biology, epithelial-stromal interactions, and decidualization

Progesterone receptor signaling in the initiation of pregnancy and preservation of a healthy uterus
Margeaux Wetendorf and Francesco J. DeMayo
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 95-106 Uterine glands: biological roles in conceptus implantation, uterine receptivity and decidualization
Justyna Filant and Thomas E. Spencer
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 107-116 Evolution of mammalian pregnancy and the origin of the decidual stromal cell
Günter P. Wagner, Koryu Kin, Louis Muglia and Mihaela Pavličev
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 117-126 Transcriptomics of the human endometrium
Patricia Díaz-Gimeno, Maria Ruíz-Alonso, David Blesa and Carlos Simón
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 127-137 Role of uterine stromal-epithelial crosstalk in embryo implantation
Alison M. Hantak, Indrani C. Bagchi and Milan K. Bagchi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 139-146 Molecular determinants of uterine receptivity
Zhaowei Tu, Hao Ran, Shuang Zhang, Guoliang Xia, Bingyan Wang and Haibin Wang
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 147-154

Embryo-uterine interactions

The evolution of embryo implantation
Michael R. McGowen, Offer Erez, Roberto Romero and Derek E. Wildman
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 155-161 Embryonic diapause: development on hold
Jane C. Fenelon, Arnab Banerjee and Bruce D. Murphy
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 163-174 Embryo-endometrial interactions during early development after embryonic diapause in the marsupial tammar wallaby
Marilyn B. Renfree and Geoff Shaw
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 175-181 Evolving tales of autophagy in early reproductive events
Hyunjung J. Lim and Haengseok Song
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 183-187

Maternal immune/inflammatory cells and the establishment of pregnancy

T cell behavior at the maternal-fetal interface
Patrice Nancy and Adrian Erlebacher
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 189-198 Uterine natural killer cells as modulators of the maternal-fetal vasculature
Brooke C. Matson and Kathleen M. Caron
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 199-204 Immunological determinants of implantation success
Sarah A. Robertson and Lachlan M. Moldenhauer
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 205-217 Natural killer cells and regulatory T cells in early pregnancy loss
Surendra Sharma
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 219-229

Trophoblast development and actions on the maternal interface

DNA methylation and its role in the trophoblast cell lineage
Satoshi Tanaka, Momo O. Nakanishi and Kunio Shiota
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 231-238 BMP4 regulation of human trophoblast development
Yingchun Li and Mana M. Parast
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 239-246 Adaptive mechanisms controlling uterine spiral artery remodeling during the establishment of pregnancy
Michael J. Soares, Damayanti Chakraborty, Kaiyu Kubota, Stephen J. Renaud and M.A. Karim Rumi
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 247-259 Cell signaling in trophoblast-uterine communication
Rani Fritz, Chandni Jain and D. Randall Armant
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 261-271 Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins: complex gene families regulating maternal-fetal interactions
Tom Moore and Gabriela S. Dveksler
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 273-280 The role of trophoblastic microRNAs in placental viral infection
Jean-Francois Mouillet, Yingshi Ouyang, Avraham Bayer, Carolyn B. Coyne, and Yoel Sadovsky
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 281-289

Epigenetics, development and disease

Epigenetics and imprinting in human disease
Jennifer M. Kalish, Connie Jiang and Marisa S. Bartolomei
Int. J. Dev. Biol. (2014) 58: 291-298

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