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bp0014cpr7 | Ovarian and Uterine Function | CPR1993

Early uterine development in pigs

Bartol F. F. , Wiley A. A. , Spencer T. E. , Vallet J. L. , Christenson R. K.

The capacity of pig uterine tissues to recognize and respond to maternal and conceptus signals determines whether pregnancy can be established and defines the environment in which embryonic and fetal growth occur. Limits of uterine capacity may be defined genetically. However, the extent to which functional uterine capacity approaches genetic potential may be determined, in part, by the success of organizational events associated with growth, morphogenesis and cytodiffere...