title: Molecular determinants of uterine receptivity.
abstract: Uterine receptivity is defined as a limited period when the uterine environment is conducive to blastocyst acceptance and implantation. Any disturbance of this early pregnancy event will compromise pregnancy success. In this review, we first briefly summarize uterine morphological coordination for the attainment of receptivity, then focus on elucidating the molecular complexity in establishing uterine receptivity and hence embryo implantation. A better understanding of the molecular basis governing uterine receptivity will help to improve the outcome of natural pregnancy and pregnancy conceived via assisted reproductive techniques.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhaowei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guoliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Bingyan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Haibin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000502:physiology*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000502:physiology*