| id | GO:0046697 Detailed information
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| name | decidualization
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The cellular and vascular changes occurring in the endometrium of the pregnant uterus just after the onset of blastocyst implantation. This process involves the proliferation and differentiation of the fibroblast-like endometrial stromal cells into large, polyploid decidual cells that eventually form the maternal component of the placenta." [ISBN:0721662544 "Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary", PMID:11133685]
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| synonym | "decidual cell reaction" EXACT []
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| xref | Wikipedia:Decidualization
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| is_a | GO:0003006 ! developmental process involved in reproduction
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| is_a | GO:0009888 ! tissue development
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| relationship | part_of GO:0001893 ! maternal placenta development
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| relationship | part_of GO:0007565 ! female pregnancy
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