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Accession
GO:0046697
Name
decidualization
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
decidual cell reaction
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Definition
The cellular and vascular changes occurring in the endometrium of the pregnant uterus just after the onset of blastocyst implantation. This process involves the proliferation and differentiation of the fibroblast-like endometrial stromal cells into large, polyploid decidual cells that eventually form the maternal component of the placenta. Source: ISBN:0721662544, PMID:11133685
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Parents of decidualization (GO:0046697)
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decidualization [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  maternal placenta development (GO:0001893)
decidualization [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Theria (NCBITaxon:32525)
decidualization [is_a relation] is_a  tissue development (GO:0009888)
decidualization [is_a relation] is_a  developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)

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Decidualization