Cell adhesion and reproduction - an overview; wide distribution of laminin-5 gamma2 chain in basement membranes of various human tissues; molecular mechanism of phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells; physiologic roles of integrin alpha6beta1 in ovarian functions; significance of sex steroids in roles of cadherin subfamily and its related proteins in the uterine endometrium and placenta; studies in the role of adhesive proteins in maintaining pregnancy; role of beta integrins in human endometrium and decidua during implantation.
