Debate
Trophoblast biology: Forum introduction
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* Corresponding author: Thomas E Spencer tspencer@tamu.edu
Forum coordinators, Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004, 2:45 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-45
Published: 5 July 2004Abstract
In mammals, a carefully orchestrated dialogue between the mother and conceptus (embryo/fetus and associate extraembryonic membranes) is initiated during the peri-implantation period of pregnancy as the trophoblast develops, functions to signal pregnancy recognition, and initiates implantation. The purpose of this Forum is to highlight comparative aspects of trophoblast morphogenesis and function in mammals.