Dynamic endometrial architecture of pregnant fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata).

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In brief: Extensive remodelling of the fat-tailed dunnart endometrium accompanies gestation, highlighting the importance of endometrial glandular contributions to the marsupial mode of reproduction. Abstract: Eutherian mammal embryos typically implant at the blastocyst stage of development. In contrast, marsupial pregnancy is characterised by a prolonged pre-implantation period and an advanced stage of embryonic development before implantation and placentation. During this early extended phase of pre-implantation growth and development, nutrition is provided predominantly by secretions from the endometrium. Here we histologically examined the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) endometrium for architectural features, collagen distribution, and blood vessel patte

SUBMITTER: Hutchison JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641594 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature