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Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26743122

Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

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Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

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Royal Society

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Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences, 2019-06, Vol.286 (1905), p.1-9

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English

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Royal Society

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In human pregnancy, recognition of an embryo within the uterus is essential to support the fetus through gestation. In most marsupials, such as the opossums, pregnancy is shorter than the oestrous cycle and the steroid hormone profile during pregnancy and oestrous cycle are indistinguishable. For these reasons, it was assumed that recognition of pr...

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Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)

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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26743122

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_26743122

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0962-8452

E-ISSN

1471-2954

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