Adult bone marrow progenitors become decidual cells and contribute to embryo implantation and pregnancy.

Decidua is a transient uterine tissue shared by mammals with hemochorial placenta and is essential for pregnancy. The decidua is infiltrated by many immune cells promoting pregnancy. Adult bone marrow (BM)-derived cells (BMDCs) differentiate into rare populations of nonhematopoietic endometrial cell...

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Main Authors: Reshef Tal, Shafiq Shaikh, Pallavi Pallavi, Aya Tal, Francesc López-Giráldez, Fang Lyu, Yuan-Yuan Fang, Shruti Chinchanikar, Ying Liu, Harvey J Kliman, Myles Alderman, Nicola Pluchino, Jehanzeb Kayani, Ramanaiah Mamillapalli, Diane S Krause, Hugh S Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000421