Fig. 4.1 Somatic and stem cell stress response mechanisms are shared for acute and chronic and low, moderate, and high stress levels for cellular homeostasis. These responses tend to be…
Fig. 3.1 Glucose is phosphorylated upon cellular entry and isomerized to fructose-6-phosphate (F-6-P) prior to utilization through glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Up to 5 % of F-6-P however is…
Fig. 2.1 Histotroph in the uterine lumen represents secretions from the uterine endometrial luminal (LE) and glandular (GE) epithelia, as well as molecules that are selectively transported into the uterine…
Fig. 7.1 Cytokine expression in the female reproductive tract is regulated by ovarian steroid hormones and a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The cytokine environment in the periconception period…
Fig. 1.1 Schematic showing stages of preimplantation development, the derivation of early cell lineages and morphogenesis of the embryo with the key steps and consequences of intrinsic cell-cell interactions occurring…
Fig. 5.1 Biosynthesis of 3ʹ-phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol. a. An example of a typical form of PtdIns found within the plasma membrane of cells. A range of kinases can phosphorylate the 4,…
Fig. 6.1 Calcium signaling during fertilization and preimplantation development. Gametes and embryos are depicted at various stages of mammalian development to illustrate proposed roles for Ca2+ signaling. The process begins…
