Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum ( Monodelphis domestica).
Griffith OW, Chavan AR, Pavlicev M, Protopapas S, Callahan R, Maziarz J, Wagner GP. Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum ( Monodelphis domestica). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2019, 286: 20190691. PMID: 31213185, PMCID: PMC6599997, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecognition of pregnancyGene expression changesProtein level differencesUpregulation of genesOestrous cycleStem lineagePlesiomorphic modeTranscriptional landscapeEutherian mammalsTranscriptional differencesUterus of femalesAmerican marsupialsMost marsupialsExpression changesFetal supportMarsupialsSteroid hormone profilesOpossumGenesEmbryosHuman pregnancyTransporter abundanceHormone profilesMaternal physiologyPregnancy