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Thomas E. Spencer
Embryology
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Implantation and Establishment of Pregnancy in Ruminants
The establishment of pregnancy in ruminants occurs during the peri-implantation period and involves the suppression of the endometrial luteolytic mechanism to maintain progesterone production by the corpus lut...
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Mammalian Placentation: A Tribute to E.C. Amoroso’s Contributions to Placenta Development
Establishment of viviparity in mammals evolved through not only the long-term retainment of the fetus within the maternal uterus but differentiation and expansion of cell layers to form functional membranes to...
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Implantation and Placentation in Ruminants
In comparison to many other mammalian species, ruminant ungulates have a unique form of placentation. Ruminants initially display an epitheliochorial type of placentation; however, during the period of placent...
