CELL-ADHESION AND REPRODUCTION - AN OVERVIEW

Cell adhesion is essential for the regulation of many cellular functio ns. The adhesion molecule plays a critical role as a fundamental subst ance in various processes of reproduction such as trophoblast-endometr ial interaction. Our understanding of the physiology of adhesion molec ules will be helpful for clinical application of these molecules in th e treatment and assessment of disorders of many processes of reproduct ion. We will briefly review integrins, cadherins, and laminin, which w ere the principal subjects of discussion in this conference.