It's needed there to make hormones, including progesterone, which is essential for early embryo development. (discovermagazine.com)
In a study published in the Journal of Animal Science, 24 gossypol was found to induce reproductive problems in females by disrupting estrous cycles, pregnancy, and early embryo development in non-ruminant species. (articles.mercola.com)
Some of the researchers at the centre will study the differentiation of stem cells into other cell types, one group by using human embryonic stem cell biology and another by studying early embryo development. (sciencemag.org)