Index of Electron Micrographs of Stage 4 Human Embryos In Vitro (2 of 3)  | 
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Fig. 7. Contact area between the embryo and the endometrial cell culture 
 
 
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    Fig. 8. Details of the contact zone between the endometrial cells and the cytotrophoblast. 
 
 
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    Fig. 9.Blastocyst attached to the endometrial cell culture. 
 
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Fig. 10. The most peripheral contact area between two trophoblast cells and cultured endometrial cells. 
 
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    Fig. 11. Contact area showing apical junctional complexes and desmosomes between penetrating trophoblast and endometrial epithelial cells. 
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    Fig. 12. Contact area showing apical junctional complexes and desmosomes between the endometrial epithelium and a trophoblast cell. 
 
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