Term Information

Accession
GO:0046697
Name
decidualization
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
decidual cell reaction
Alternate IDs
None
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
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0046697 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of decidualization (GO:0046697)
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decidualization [is_a relation] is_a  developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)
decidualization [is_a relation] is_a  tissue development (GO:0009888)
decidualization [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  maternal placenta development (GO:0001893)

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Decidualization