DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 9 -- North Carolina State University issued the following press release:
Carrying a pregnancy to term is a complex biological process with numerous potential physiological challenges that can prevent a woman from successfully having a child. Among the hurdles to a viable pregnancy is the disruption of the development of the endometrium - the inner lining of the uterus - to host an embryo.
Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at NC State University, is investigating the fundamental molecular mechanisms that control this critical transition of uterine function during early pregnancy with support from a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Wang, w...