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We present a mathematical model that describes the initial stages of placental development during which trophoblast cells begin to invade the uterine tissue. We then carry out a mathematical analysis of a simpler submodel that describes the final stages of normal embryo implantation and suggests that as the timescale of interest increases, the dominant migratory mechanism of the trophoblasts switches from chemotaxis to nonlinear random motion. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/S0893-9659(01)00079-9

Type

Journal article

Journal

Applied Mathematics Letters

Publication Date

01/11/2001

Volume

14

Pages

1005 - 1010