Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the specialized layer of endometrium that forms the base of the placental bed?
What is the specialized layer of endometrium that forms the base of the placental bed?
What induces endometrial stromal cells to undergo cellular modifications and vascular alterations termed the 'decidual reaction'?
What induces endometrial stromal cells to undergo cellular modifications and vascular alterations termed the 'decidual reaction'?
What initiates implantation by breaching the surface epithelial lining of the decidua to attach and invade, leading to the formation of the placenta?
What initiates implantation by breaching the surface epithelial lining of the decidua to attach and invade, leading to the formation of the placenta?
Which part of the blastocyst gives rise to the embryo?
Which part of the blastocyst gives rise to the embryo?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term for the structural changes in both the blastocyst and endometrial wall that make implantation possible?
What is the term for the structural changes in both the blastocyst and endometrial wall that make implantation possible?
Signup and view all the answers
Which immune cells comprise approximately 70% of decidual leukocytes in the normal post-implantation decidua?
Which immune cells comprise approximately 70% of decidual leukocytes in the normal post-implantation decidua?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main purpose of interaction between maternal immune regulation and trophoblast-derived tolerogenic molecules at the feto-maternal interface?
What is the main purpose of interaction between maternal immune regulation and trophoblast-derived tolerogenic molecules at the feto-maternal interface?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term used to define three or more consecutive spontaneous miscarriages before the 20th week of pregnancy?
What is the term used to define three or more consecutive spontaneous miscarriages before the 20th week of pregnancy?
Signup and view all the answers
What type of antibodies have been detected with high frequency in the sera of normal pregnant women?
What type of antibodies have been detected with high frequency in the sera of normal pregnant women?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the term used to describe the fetus due to the presence of antigens of maternal and paternal origin?
What is the term used to describe the fetus due to the presence of antigens of maternal and paternal origin?
Signup and view all the answers
