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Embryo-maternal signalling: how the embryo starts talking to its mother to accomplish implantation
The process of implantation and trophoblast invasion is currently considered as the most limiting factor for the establishment of pregnancy. Molecular interactions at the embryo-maternal interface during the time of adhesion and subsequent invasion are crucial to the process of embryonic implantation. Both partners, the mother as well as the embryo, play equal roles in the embryo-maternal dialogue, the embryonic part being the main topic in this study. Investigations of the proteins in the extra-embryonic matrices (i.e. zona pellucida) indicate that the embryo participates intensively in this early embryo-maternal signalling. One unique feature during implantation process of primate embryos is the release of chorionic gonadotrophin, which seems to influence endometrial activity by two different mechanisms: (i) luteotrophic activity with increasing progesterone release and (ii) a direct action on the endometrium. Furthermore, embryonic interleukin-1beta may be involved in embryo-maternal signalling. Other significant signals in this interaction are most likely leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and colony-stimulating factor (CSF), which stimulate matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)/insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) activity and the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system, which is modulated by embryonic IGFBP-3. Similar significances are discussed for uteroglobin and haptoglobin. Finally, the phenomenon of maternal immunological tolerance, triggered by the presence of the early embryo, is fundamental to the understanding of implantation and trophoblast invasion. A tightly regulated balance between activated and inactivated T cells at the implantation site may control the beginning of adequate trophoblast invasion and also limit this invasion to a tolerable extent for the maternal system, consequently ensuring a biologically healthy haemo-chorial placenta.
Photo from my Biology Book by Claude A. Villee, 1972 edition, ISBN: 0-7216-9022-x
The island in salt lake Frome looks like an embryo to my eye. After rains all sorts of anerobic activity takes place in the dry watercourses.
Lake frome, far North of South Australia.
It's not about concrete things... It's about my mind. There is something new, like a feeling, something positive. I want to be more creative, I want to "give" something. I don't know what, I don't know when and I don't know how. Not yet. But this feeling is in me, for a moment now, and I think it will continue. I don't know how life will be, I just know how she was. I'm like serenely excited. Weird and good feeling :)
It's certainly the last picture for this week. Tomorrow I'm going to see my family for a few days, and actually I can't wait!
Oh, maybe I will try some sunset or sunrise pics... a complicated thing to do when you live in the mountains! It's not the case at my home city, so... :)
See you soon, and take care!
お知らせです。
SIMを閉鎖致しました。私の管理不足からなる、閉鎖です。
少ないながらも、私達のSIMを好きでいてくれた皆様申し訳御座いません。
今迄沢山の人に遊びに来て頂いて、そして、沢山の写真や、映像作品を作成するのに、私達のembryo simを選んでくれて有難う。私達のモチベーションの一つでした。
左様なら。embryo sim。
幾度となく、模様替えをしてきたembryoでしたが、1番最初の、あの頃が1番素晴らしかったと思います。沢山の花や、光、そしてSecondLIFEで1番美しい水面。
このSIMは特別な思いのあるSIMでした。
私達は、また、何処かで個々のembryoを作り上げるかも知れません。
いや、もう、二度と作り上げないかも知れません。
私自身、大分SecondLIFEから離れてしまいましたが、改めて、この世界は美しいと思えるようになりました。
それは、特別なあのSIMが消滅したからなのかも知れません。
消滅した事に因って、改めてSecondLIFEの良さや、私達のembryoが美しかったことを思えました。
embryo、特に私の場所un jourは、儚さを毎回のテーマにしていました。最後迄儚いという、テーマを全う出来たと思います。
そして、こんな私とSIMを作り上げていってくれた、Rukiには感謝しても感謝しきれません。本当に今迄有難う。
そして、embryo simを愛してくれた皆様、本当に、有難うございました。
いつかまた、今度は小さな箱庭で会いませう。
いつか。
またいつか。
必ず何処かで。
embryo sim
siestabril Nitely
In 2017 I was in my first exhibit in Italy. A group of eight artists, all women, different mediums. I had four photos in the show; this was one of them.
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Thanks to Playing with brushes and JoesSistah for beautiful textures!
Recently I've been inspired by womb photos of fetuses. I've always liked to approach the concept of birth and I'm thinking it of turning it into a series with my previous photo to this one as well.
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インワには面白いアイテムがたくさんあるヾ(*´д`*)ﾉ
今回は音有りで録画したので、盗撮の瞬間も見逃さない。
皆のSSはこちら！
i / 鳥さん
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コロコロ君
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おひるねこ
Another pic from an earlier incarnation of Embryo - did a very quick edit tonight. I loved the boat tangled in roses..
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Theme: Sparking Joy
While the concept of this image kinda played out, I actually hate the execution of it. It's marginally how I imagined it, but to be honest my brain is just too tired this week to do it right or better. I'm already uploading it a day late, I don't want to fall behind so early on. I actually want to upload once a week for better or worse. Lol. So this week will just be one of the more 'worse' ones. I just have a hard time shooting indoors I think. Le sigh.
I really wanted to use Winry since she's one of my biggest sparks of joy in my life. She wasn't 100% in to helping but she was pretty good and got a lot of snuggles and kisses afterwards.
Anyways, off to plan the next image. Hopefully it'll be much better.
Wanted to keep this image rather simple. Things done to image; added birds with bird brush, signature and frame.
Photo and model: Zeeva Quintessa
Location: Embryo
I didnt realize last night that my brain would read so much into this picture.... I knew what I was after however when I processed it... it got into my head... and heart...
Embryo... the soul living in that tree is me... is us... is mankind... waking from a dream to a whole new day... the beginning of the rest of our lives...
A new day and the rising sun... Life for so many has changed forever and my life goes on as I am used to it... my tears wont bring back those innocent people killed on the orders of an evil man... and my crying voice wont bring back those unfortunate people who died in the recent natural disasters... All I.... we can do.... is give what we can to the survivors and pray that these things will not happen again.
Im sorry... I didnt mean for this to be emotional for me.... maybe my soul has finally decided to grieve for humanity... and has finally realized that my problems.... my needs are just so small compared to those of so many others....
the processing of this picture was minor..... I added the border and messed with lensflares.... the color in this are what they were when I messed inword with windlight. I hope you all like it.
Thanks to you all for being good friends... I hope I can be the same to you.
Embryo - 14.09.2023 - Take the A-Train Musicfestival - Haus Elisabeth Salzburg
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Besetzung:
Maasl Maier: Bass, Synthie
Sascha Lüer: Saxophon
Jakob Thun: Schlagzeug
Marja Burchard: Vibraphon, Orgel, Posaune, …
Well...I have recovered from my birthday weekend long enough to get this up and both Ahri and I wanted to wish everyone such a wonderful holiday season. We are very much looking forward to ours at home with our children :)
Please everyone....have a great time and keep safe! Merry christmas and all the best for the coming year....with all our hearts - Ahriman and Ariadne <33