The Endometrium

by Glasser, Stanley R.; Aplin, John D.; Giudice, Linda C.; Tabibzadeh, Siamak

• ISBN13: 9780415273435
• ISBN10: 0415273439
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-16
• Publisher: CRC

Summary

The Endometrium is a research-orientated text, with clinical translation, devoted to a comprehensive multi-disciplinary account of the uterine endometrium. This book is the first to define the regulatory biological interrelationships between epithelial and stromal cell phenotypes, endothelial cells, extracellular matrix and immunobiological elements. It highlights their relevance to clinical conditions. With critical reviews from leading researchers around the world, The Endometrium is a crucial reference on reproductive cyclicity and embryo-endometrial interrelationships. It will prove vital for investigators and students across a broad spectrum of disciplines, particularly in reproductive biology and medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
List of Contributors	xii
Part I Development	1	(18)
The Embryology of the Uterus	3	(16)
Gerald R. Cunha
Takeshi Kurita
Paul S. Cooke
David Sassoon
Cary Miller
Dennis B. Lubahn
Part II Mature Female Reproductive System	19	(52)
Structure
The Fine Structure of the Mature Human Endometrium	21	(18)
Peter Dockery
The Cytoskeleton of Uterine Epithelial and Stromal Cells	39	(7)
Christopher R. Murphy
Timothy J. Shaw
Function
Cell-Cell Communication in the Endometrium: Possible Implications for Receptivity	46	(14)
Elke Winterhager
Ruth Grummer
Endometrial Angiogenesis	60	(11)
Peter A.W. Rogers
Part III Reproductive Cyclicity	71	(50)
The Menstrual Cycle	73	(13)
Stephen K. Smith
Mature Female Reproductive System Endocrinology	86	(8)
Asgerally T. Fazleabas
J. Julie Kim
Female Sex Steroid Hormone Regulation of Cell Proliferation in the Endometrium	94	(16)
Wei Tong
Jeffrey W. Pollard
Regeneration	110	(11)
William C. Okulicz
Part IV Regulatory Biology	121	(46)
Steroid Regulated Genes in the Endometrium: A Reference Base	123	(28)
Joy Mulholland
Role of Stromal-Epithelial Interactions in Hormonal Responses of the Uterus	151	(16)
Paul S. Cooke
David L. Buchanan
Takeshi Kurita
Dennis B. Lubahn
Gerald R. Cunha
Part V Pregnant Endometrium	167	(110)
Mediators of Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy	169	(25)
Filler W. Bazer
Thomas E. Spencer
Troy L. Ott
Greg A. Johnson
The Endometrial Epithelium	194	(14)
Carlos Simon
Pedro Caballero-Campo
Arancha Galan
Julio Cesar Martin
Marcos Meseguer
Raquel Herrer
Diana Valbuena
Melinda Jasper
Amparo Mercader
Uterine Factors in Implantation	208	(21)
Bruce A. Lessey
The Adhesion Cascade	229	(20)
Susan J. Kimber
Catherine Spanswick
Current Concepts in Endometrial Receptivity and Implantation	249	(9)
Siamak Tabibzadeh
Keratinocyte Growth Factor has Arteriotrophic and Antiapoptotic Effects in the Primate Endometrium	258	(11)
Robert M. Brenner
Ov D. Slayden
Jeffrey S. Rubin
David L. Lacey
Prolactin Action in the Endometrium	269	(8)
Beverly S. Chilton
Part VI Stromal Cell Differentiation	277	(56)
Decidua in Rodents	279	(15)
Paulo A. Abrahamsohn
Telma M. T. Zorn
Sergio F. Oliveira
Endometrial Extracellular Matrix	294	(14)
John D. Aplin
Decidua as an Endocrine Organ	308	(16)
Anoop K. Brar
Regulatory Biology of Uterine Stroma in vitro	324	(9)
Helene Cohen
Part VII Placentation	333	(36)
Implantation of the Blastocyst: I. Comparative Studies	335	(6)
F.M.P. Wooding
Implantation of the Blastocyst: II. Implantation in Primates	341	(11)
Allen C. Enders
Endometrium of Epitheliochorial and Endotheliochorial Placentae	352	(17)
Vibeke Dantzer
Part VIII Immunobiology	369	(66)
The Mucosal Immune System in the Human Female Reproductive Tract: Influence of Stage of the Menstrual Cycle and Menopause on Mucosal Immunity in the Uterus	371	(34)
Charles R. Wira
John V. Fahey
Hillary D. White
Grant R. Yeaman
Alice L. Givan
Alexandra L. Howell
Major Histocompatibility Antigens in Reproduction	405	(11)
John S. Hunt
Cytokines: Pivotal Regulators of Endometrial Immunobiology	416	(19)
Sarah A. Robertson
Sarah N. Hudson
Part IX Comparative Biology: Models	435	(58)
Endometrial Paradigms: Potential Assets and Deficits	437	(15)
Kathy L. Sharpe-Timms
Marta Piva
Antiestrogens	452	(10)
Michael J.K. Harper
Endometrial Effects of Progesterone Antagonists and Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulators (SPRMs): Potential Applications in Gynecological Therapies, Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) and Contraception	462	(20)
Kristof Chwalisz
Robert M. Brenner
Walter Elger
The Role of the Female Reproductive System in Immunocontraception	482	(11)
Bonnie S. Dunbar
Sheri M. Skinner
Part X Clinical	493	(160)
The Oocyte Donation Model: Lessons on Endometrial Receptivity	495	(15)
Peter L. Chang
Mark V. Sauer
Decidual Cell Regulation of Peri-Implantational Hemostasis in Human Endometrium	510	(11)
Charles J. Lockwood
Graciela Krikun
Frederick Schmaltz
Puberty/Menarche and the Endometrium	521	(7)
Mary Anne Jamieson
Joseph S. Sanfilippo
Aging of the Uterus: An Evolutionary Perspective	528	(10)
Colin A. Finn
Reproductive Aging of the Uterus in Women	538	(8)
Nancy A. Klein
The Endometrium in Recurrent Miscarriage	546	(10)
Raj Rai
Lesley Regan
Ectopic Pregnancy	556	(12)
Eeva-Marja Rutanen
Juha Korhonen
Luteal Phase Defect	568	(13)
Arthur J. Castelbaum
Unanswered Questions/Proposed Solutions in Assisted Reproductive Technologies	581	(6)
Howard W. Jones, Jr.
Uterine Disease in Midlife and Beyond: the Perimenopause and Menopause	587	(7)
Nanette Santoro
The Pathophysiology of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding	594	(10)
Kevin G. Osteen
Sherry Rier
Esther Eisenberg
Preeclampsia	604	(22)
Robert N. Taylor
Endometriosis	626	(16)
Deborah A. Metzger
Endometrial Imaging	642	(11)
Willie D. Zoma
Marcelle I. Cedars
Part XI Bioethics	653	(16)
Cloning: Ethical Issues in the Work Done and the Work Yet to Come	655	(6)
Judy P. Stern
From Biology to Ethics, from Ethics to Medical Decision	661	(8)
Claude Sureau
Index	669