Abstract：
:Implantation requires highly orchestrated interactions between the developing embryo and maternal endometrium. The association between abnormal implantation and reproductive failure is evident, both in normal pregnancy and in assisted reproduction patients. Failure of implantation is the pregnancy rate-limiting step in assisted reproduction, but, as yet, empirical interventions have largely failed to address this problem. Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying human embryo-endometrium signalling is a prerequisite for the further improvement of assisted reproduction outcomes and the development of effective interventions to prevent early pregnancy loss. Studying human embryo implantation is challenging since in-vivo experiments are impractical and unethical, and studies in animal models do not always translate well to humans. However, in recent years in-vitro models have been shown to provide a promising way forward. This review discusses the principal models used to study early human embryo development and initial stages of implantation in vitro. While each model has limitations, exploiting these models will improve understanding of the molecular mechanisms and embryo-endometrium cross-talk at the early implantation site. They provide valuable tools to study early embryo development and pathophysiology of reproductive disorders and have revealed novel disease mechanisms such as the role of epigenetic modifications in recurrent miscarriage.
journal_name
Reprod Biomed Onlinejournal_title
Reproductive biomedicine onlineauthors
Weimar CH,Post Uiterweer ED,Teklenburg G,Heijnen CJ,Macklon NSdoi
10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.08.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-11-01 00:00:00pages
461-76issue
5eissn
1472-6483issn
1472-6491pii
S1472-6483(13)00454-9journal_volume
27pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2019.07.027
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.11.018
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(12)60016-9
更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61882-2
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.12.005
更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 评论,杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.12.002
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2016.09.008
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60135-6
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.07.024
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60425-7
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.11.017
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.01.017
更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.10.013
更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.06.009
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61095-4
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60280-5
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61043-7
更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The advent of vitrification has transformed the therapeutic landscape in assisted reproductive technology. Clear evidence for this is provided by the dramatic rise in the number of frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles being carried out annually. In this review, we examine the reasons that underlie this trend and the cu...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.03.017
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60762-6
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：RESEARCH QUESTION:Is embryonic morphological development according to the Carnegie stages associated with pregnancy outcome? DESIGN:In a tertiary hospital-based cohort, 182 singleton non-malformed pregnancies were selected. Serial transvaginal three-dimensional ultrasound (3D-US) scans were carried out between 6+0 and...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.12.016
更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Triggering of final oocyte maturation with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) has previously been shown to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), but at the same time a detrimental effect on clinical outcome parameters was usually reported. In this prospective, observational, proof-of-concept s...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60006-5
更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of the present study was to measure free thiols content, Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase and Ca(2+)-ATPase activities in human spermatozoa of asthenozoospermic patients and normospermic donors, and evaluate any influence on kinetic sperm features, as well as correlation with peroxynitrite. In fact, membrane integrity and it...
journal_title：Reproductive biomedicine online
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60435-x
更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00
