Project description:Conceptus implantation to the uterine endometrium is required for pregnancy establishment, during which non-invasive trophoblasts attach and adhere to the uterine endometrium or invasive trophoblasts invade into the uterine stroma, followed by placental formation in most mammalian species. During peri-implantation period, conceptuses must communicate with the uterine endometrium if they are to survive and proceed to attachment to the uterine epithelium. Despite numerous studies performed on the bovine species, molecular mechanisms associated with their attachment processes, particularly the initial attachment to the endometrial epithelium, have not been well characterized.
Project description:Bovine pre-transfer endometrium and embryo transcriptome fingerprints as predictors of pregnancy success after embryo transfer (endometrial study)
Project description:Bovine pre-transfer endometrium and embryo transcriptome fingerprints as predictors of pregnancy success after embryo transfer (embryo study)
Project description:To get new insights into molecular mechanisms underlying the embryo-maternal communication during the pre-implantation period endometrium samples from Day 18 pregnant vs. non-pregnant twin cows were analyzed using a combination of subtracted cDNA libraries and cDNA array hybridization. Keywords: Comparison of endometrium of pregnant versus control animals
