Allen C. Enders, Ph.D.

(2010

Professor Emeritus
3313 Tupper Hall, Davis Campus
(530) 752-8719
e-mail

Research Interests

Comparative studies of implantation of the blastocyst and placental formation. Current research projects include examining placentation in mammals in relation to both divergent development and phylogenetic relationships.

Representative Publications

2007 Enders AC. Implantation in the macaque: expansion of the implantation site during the first week of implantation. Placenta 28:794-802.

2008 Enders AC. Placentation in armadillos, with emphasis on development of the placenta in polyembryonic species. Pp 172-80. In: Biology of the Xenarthra. Loughry WJ, Vizcaino SF, eds, Univ Press Florida, Gainesville.

2008 Enders AC. Implantation of the blastocyst. II. Implantation in primates. Pp 465-473. In: The Endometrium: Molecular, Cellular and Clinical Perspectives. Aplin JD, Fazleabas AT, Glasser SR, Giudice LC, eds, Taylor Francis Med Books, UK.

2009 Enders AC. Reasons for diversity of placental structure. Placenta 30, Suppl A:S15-18.

2009 Downs KM, Inman KE, Jin D, Enders AC. The allantoic core domain (ACD): new insights into development of the murine allantois and its relation to the primitive streak. Develop Dynamics 238:532-53.

2009 Enders AC, Jones CJP, Taylor PJ, Carter AM. Placentation in the Egyptian slit-face bat Nycteris thebaica (Chiroptera: Nycteridae). Placenta 30:792-9

Selected Honors and Awards

Invited valedictory speaker, Symposium on Endometrial Receptivity and Blastocyst Implantation, Kyoto. (2009)

Invited speaker, Symposium on Intra-uterine Programming and Placentation, American Association of Anatomists, EB Conference, Anaheim. (2010)

Placenta, Special issue of the International Journal of Developmental Biology, dedicated to Allen Enders (2010)