any of various products of conception, including the embryo, fetus, and surrounding tissue
conceptus in American English
(kənˈsɛptəs)
nounWord forms: pluralconˈceptuses
the entire product of conception until birth, including the sac, cord, and placenta
Examples of 'conceptus' in a sentence
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Pregnancy must alter immunological mechanisms at this interface to protect the conceptus.
Behnia S. Lashkari, Dilly O. C. Anumba 2017, 'Estradiol alters the immune-responsiveness of cervical epithelial cells stimulatedwith ligands of Toll-like receptors 2 and 4', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0173646. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All genes were uniformly expressed in tissues from healthy and spontaneously arresting conceptus attachment sites.
Jocelyn M. Wessels, Andrew K. Edwards, Candace Zettler, Chandrakant Tayade 2011, 'Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for miRNA Expression Studies during PorcinePregnancy', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0028940. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Before implantation, conceptus development depends on the uterine secretome (i.e., histotroph).
Thiago Martins, Guilherme Pugliesi, Mariana Sponchiado, Angela M. Gonella-Diaza, OscarA. Ojeda-Rojas, Frederich D. Rodriguez, Roney S. Ramos, Andrea C. Basso, Mario Binelli 2018, 'Perturbations in the uterine luminal fluid composition are detrimental to pregnancyestablishment in cattle', Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-018-0285-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In cattle, conceptus-maternal interactions are critical for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy.
Niamh Forde, Constantine A. Simintiras, Roger Sturmey, Solomon Mamo, Alan K. Kelly,Thomas E. Spencer, Fuller W. Bazer, Pat Lonergan 2014, 'Amino Acids in the Uterine Luminal Fluid Reflects the Temporal Changes in TransporterExpression in the Endometrium and Conceptus during Early Pregnancy in Cattle', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0100010. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The ovine conceptus produces polyamines via classical and non-classical pathways.
Yasser Y. Lenis, Gregory A. Johnson, Xiaoqiu Wang, Wendy W. Tang, Kathrin A. Dunlap,M. Carey Satterfield, Guoyao Wu, Thomas R. Hansen, Fuller W. Bazer 2018, 'Functional roles of ornithine decarboxylase and arginine decarboxylase during theperi-implantation period of pregnancy in sheep', Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0225-x. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Three blocks were obtained from each conceptus for virtual ultrasonography.
Adilson Cunha Ferreira, Francisco Mauad Filho, Reginaldo Antônio de Oliveira FreitasJúnior, Antônio Gadelha Costa, Patrícia Spara, Ayrton Roberto Pastore 2006, 'Ultra-sonografia virtual: reprodutibilidade intra-observador Virtual ultrasonography:interobserver reproducibility', Radiologia Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842006000100003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Maternal recognition of pregnancy involves molecular dialogue between the trophoblast of conceptus and uterine endometrium.
Avantika Mor, Sukanta Mondal, Ippala Janardana Reddy, N.P Soumya 2015, 'Genes Regulating Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in Domestic Animals: an Update',Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132015000600854&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Selectins are also involved in attachment of the conceptus to the endometrium andsubsequent placental development.
Xing Chen, Shujun Zhang, Zhangrui Cheng, Jessica S. Cooke, Dirk Werling, D. ClaireWathes, Geoffrey E. Pollott 2017, 'Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survivaltime in a population of Holstein Friesian cows', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0175555. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)