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de·cid·u·a

(dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-ə)

n. pl. de·cid·u·as or de·cid·u·ae (-o͞o-ē′)

A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

[New Latin (membrāna) dēcidua, (membrane) that falls off, from Latin dēciduus, falling off; see deciduous.]

de·cid′u·al adj.

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decidua

(dɪˈsɪdjʊə)

n, pl -ciduas or -ciduae (-ˈsɪdjʊˌiː)

(Zoology) the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition

[C18: from New Latin, from Latin dēciduus falling down; see deciduous]

deˈcidual, deˈciduate adj

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de•cid•u•a

(dɪˈsɪdʒ u ə)

n., pl. -cid•u•as, -cid•u•ae (-ˈsɪdʒ uˌi)

the endometrium of a pregnant uterus, cast off at parturition.

[1775–85; < New Latin < Latin dēciduus falling; see deciduous]

de•cid′u•al, adj.

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decidua - the epithelial tissue of the endometrium

epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body

endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition

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de·cid·u·a

n. decidua, tejido membranoso formado por la mucosa uterina durante la gestación y expulsado después del parto.

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(1-3) It is believed that LPD is a multifactorial disease with genetic and hormonal components leading to metaplasia of mesenchymal stem cells into smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, and decidual cells under the influence of female sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone).

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No seu curso intermediario, um vale marcado por um aprofundamento junto a Formacao Serra Geral, de rochas basalticas, em forma de V, ocasionalmente com formacoes planas nas proximidades dos recursos hidricos, e altitudes que variam entre 350 e 700m; cobertas em suas areas mais baixas pela Floresta Estacional Decidual; enquanto que em altitudes superiores a 400m observa-se um predominio da Floresta Ombrofila Mista.

ARQUEOLOGIA DA PAISAGEM APLICADA AO ESTUDO DE SITIOS ARQUEOLOGICOS JE MERIDIONAIS NAS BACIAS HIDROGRAFICAS DOS RIOS FORQUETA E GUAPORE/RIO GRANDE DO SUL

Estrutura do componente arboreo de uma floresta estacional decidual riparia em Jaguari, RS.

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The Decidual Seasonal Forest, in the Alto Uruguai region in Rio Grande do Sul has suffered with the forest fragmentation process, among other factors, due to land occupation by European immigrants and the progressive use of soil to implement subsistence cultures, grassland and sawmills (Cunha et al., 2011).

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ARCHITECTURE AND VERTICAL STRUCTURE OF THE TREE COMMUNITY IN A SUBTROPICAL SEASONAL FOREST/ARQUITETURA E ESTRUTURA VERTICAL DA COMUNIDADE ARBOREA DE UMA FLORESTA ESTACIONAL SUBTROPICAL

Subsequently, decidual stromal cells and NK cells in turn produce TGFB, which is necessary for the trophoblast growth and development (13).

Association of Growth Factors Genes with Miscarriage

During invasive events, MMPs are secreted by the decidual cells and by invasive trophoblasts, particularly during implantation.

Altered Matrix Metalloproteinases Expression in Placenta from Patients with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

There is evidence that underlying decidual inflammation, including increased activated macrophages and decreased uterine natural killer cells (uNK), promotes shallow placentation leading to incomplete uterine spiral artery remodeling, relative placental hypoxia, and progressive release of placental antiangiogenic substances such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) and endoglin (Am J Pathol.

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