Trophoblast Invasion and Endometrial Receptivity

Intoduction.- Trophoblast-Endometrial Interactions at Embryo Implantation: A Cell Biological Paradox.- Morphology.- Trophoblast Invasion and Placentation in the Human: Morphological Aspects.- Experimental Models.- An In Vitro Model for Studying Interactions Between Mouse Trophoblast and Uterine Epithelial Cells. A Brief Review of In Vitro Systems and Observations on Cell-Surface Changes During Blastocyst Attachment.- A Three-Dimensional Organ Culture Model for the Study of Implantation of Rabbit Blastocyst In Vitro.- Choriocarcinoma Cell Spheroids: An In Vitro Model for the Human Trophoblast.- Cell Biology and Immunology of the Invasive Trophoblast.- Adhesive Interactions of Murine and Human Trophoblast Cells.- The Role of Matrix Macromolecules in the Invasion of Decidua by Trophoblast: Model Studies Using BeWo Cells.- Interactions Between the Human Trophoblast Cells and the Extracellular Matrix of the Endometrium. Specific Expression of ?-Galactose Residues by Invasive Human Trophoblastic Cells.- Appearance, Shedding and Endocytosis of a Blastocyst Surface Galactose-Galactosamine Derivate Detected with a Monoclonal Antibody.- Antigenic Expression by Migrating Trophoblast and its Relevance to Implantation. A Review.- THE HOST TISSUE Uterine Epithelium: Cell Biological Changes In Relation To Endometrial “Receptivity”.- Glycoconjugate Expression and Interactions at the Cell Surface of Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells and Periimplantation Stage Embryos.- Uterine Receptivity to Implantation in the Rabbit: Evidence for a 42 kDa Glycoprotein as a Marker of Receptivity.- Possible Involvement of D-galactose in the Implantation Process.- Histochemical Characteristics of the Endometrial Surface Related Temporally to Implantation in the Non-Human Primate (Macaca Fascicularis).-Changes in Lectin Binding Patterns in Rabbit Endometrium During Pseudopregnancy, Early Pregnancy and Implantation.- Preparation of Rabbit Uterine Epithelium for Trophoblast Attachment: Histochemical Changes in the Apical and Lateral Membrane Compartment.- Changes in Lipid Organization of Uterine Epithelial Cell Membranes at Implantation in the Rabbit.- Cell Surface Components of Human Endometrial Epithelium: Monoclonal Antibody Studies.- Changes of Intermediate Filament Protein Localization in Endometrial Cells During Early Pregnancy.- Basement Membranes And Endometrial Stroma.- Biochemical and Structural Changes in Uterine Endometrial Cell Types Following Natural or Artificial Deciduogenic Stimuli. A Review.- Penetration of the Basal Lamina by Processes of Uterine Epithelial Cells During Implantation in the Rabbit.- Endometrial Leukocytes in Human Pregnancy.- List of contributors.