title: Implantation and Establishment of Pregnancy in Human and Nonhuman Primates.
abstract: Implantation and the establishment of pregnancy are critical for the propagation of the species, but yet remain the limiting steps in human and primate reproduction. Successful implantation requires a competent blastocyst and a receptive endometrium during a specific window of time during the menstrual cycle to initiate the bilateral communication required for the establishment of a successful pregnancy. This chapter provides an overview of these processes and discusses the molecular mechanisms associated with implantation of the blastocyst and decidualization of the uterus in primates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA. asgi@hc.msu.edu.
authors.forename: Ren-Wei
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, USA.
authors.forename: Asgerally T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Fazleabas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003656:Decidua / Q000502:physiology; D010064:Embryo Implantation; D004717:Endometrium / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*