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Endometrium

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Definition: The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo.  inflammation   
Examples Decidua 		Other names Endometria
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
C1orf38 protein, human  0   *Neoplasm Proteins Endometrium. FEBS letters 1998 Apr 3;425(3):426-30
pregnancy-specific protein p70  0   *Pregnancy Proteins Endometrium. J Reprod Fertil 1991 Nov;93(2):367-74
LOC377776 protein, human  0   *Heat-Shock Proteins Endometrium. Fertil Steril 1986;45(5):643

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