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Apposition of uterine luminal epithelium during implantation in senescent golden hamsters. 1979

T A Parkening

Closure of the uterine luminal epithelium was examined with light and electron microscopy in 3 to 5-month-old and 14 to 15-month-old golden hamsters at 3 1/2, 4, and 4 1/2 days of pregnancy. Apposition of the uterine luminal epithelium and the subsequent changes occurring during the early stages of implantation were delayed approximately 12 hrs in senescent females. However, the sequence of events and the degree to which the uterine epithelium closed and made contact with implanting blastocysts were similar in both age groups. It does not appear that closure of the uterine luminal epithelium or blastocyst attachment to the epithelium is impaired in 14 to 15-month-old hamsters but that other factors are responsible for the declining litter size.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008098	Litter Size	The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal.	Litter Sizes,Size, Litter,Sizes, Litter
D008647	Mesocricetus	A genus in the order Rodentia and family Cricetidae. One species, Mesocricetus auratus or golden hamster is widely used in biomedical research.	Hamsters, Golden,Hamsters, Golden Syrian,Hamsters, Syrian,Mesocricetus auratus,Syrian Golden Hamster,Syrian Hamster,Golden Hamster,Golden Hamster, Syrian,Golden Hamsters,Golden Syrian Hamsters,Hamster, Golden,Hamster, Syrian,Hamster, Syrian Golden,Syrian Hamsters
D010064	Embryo Implantation	Endometrial implantation of EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN at the BLASTOCYST stage.	Blastocyst Implantation,Decidual Cell Reaction,Implantation, Blastocyst,Nidation,Ovum Implantation,Blastocyst Implantations,Decidual Cell Reactions,Embryo Implantations,Implantation, Embryo,Implantation, Ovum,Implantations, Blastocyst,Implantations, Embryo,Implantations, Ovum,Nidations,Ovum Implantations
D010065	Embryo Implantation, Delayed	Delay in the attachment and implantation of BLASTOCYST to the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The blastocyst remains unattached beyond the normal duration thus delaying embryonic development.	Blastocyst Implantation, Delayed,Delayed Embryo Implantation,Implantation, Ovum, Delayed,Nidation, Delayed,Ovum Implantation, Delayed,Blastocyst Implantation Inhibition,Blastocyst Implantation Suppression,Embryo Implantation Inhibition,Embryo Implantation Suppression,Blastocyst Implantations, Delayed,Delayed Blastocyst Implantation,Delayed Blastocyst Implantations,Delayed Embryo Implantations,Delayed Nidation,Delayed Nidations,Delayed Ovum Implantation,Delayed Ovum Implantations,Embryo Implantations, Delayed,Implantation Inhibition, Blastocyst,Implantation Suppression, Blastocyst,Implantation Suppression, Embryo,Nidations, Delayed,Ovum Implantations, Delayed
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D001755	Blastocyst	A post-MORULA preimplantation mammalian embryo that develops from a 32-cell stage into a fluid-filled hollow ball of over a hundred cells. A blastocyst has two distinctive tissues. The outer layer of trophoblasts gives rise to extra-embryonic tissues. The inner cell mass gives rise to the embryonic disc and eventual embryo proper.	Embryo, Preimplantation,Blastocysts,Embryos, Preimplantation,Preimplantation Embryo,Preimplantation Embryos
D004848	Epithelium	The layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS which cover the inner and outer surfaces of the cutaneous, mucus, and serous tissues and glands of the body.	Mesothelium,Epithelial Tissue,Mesothelial Tissue,Epithelial Tissues,Mesothelial Tissues,Tissue, Epithelial,Tissue, Mesothelial,Tissues, Epithelial,Tissues, Mesothelial
D005260	Female		Females
D006224	Cricetinae	A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS.	Cricetus,Hamsters,Hamster
D000375	Aging	The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.	Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging