Review article
THE ROLE OF GLYCOPROTEINS IN THE PROCESSES OF IMPLANTATION AND PLACENTATION
Ljiljana Šerman
; Institute of Biology, Medical School University of Zagreb, Croatia
Alan Šerman
; Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, General Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The proces of implantation is considered nowadays to be the central event in the development mammalian embryo. Implantation requires very subtle interactions between two tissue types: the trophoblast of the embryo and the endometrium of the uterus. In order to better understand the molecular mechanisms of implantation, it is crucial to investigate events of intercellular recognition and interaction beetwen cells and extracellular matrix. Glycoproteins are considered to be the potential mediators of cellular interactions in a number of biological sistems, including processes of cellular recognition and adhesion. This paper reports on an extended review of glycoprotein molecules that are responsible for biological processes of implantation and placentation, and studies their roles in these events.
Keywords
glycoproteins; implantation; placentation
Hrčak ID:
23848
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Publication date:
1.6.2006.
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