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The inability to establish endometrial receptivity of livestock causes embryo implantation failure and considerable losses to animal husbandry. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs. Studies have found that miRNAs can regulate many critical physiological processes, including the establishment of RE during embryo implantation. miR-184 is highly expressed in the endometrial receptive period of dairy goats. This study aimed to explore the effect of miR-184 on endometrial epithelial cell (EEC) apoptosis and RE establishment. Stanniocalcin2 (STC2) is a direct target of miR-184, and miR-184 decreases the expression of STC2 in dairy goat EECs. miR-184 can activate EECs apoptosis through the RAS\/RAF\/MEK\/ERK pathway. Additionally, miR-184 increases the expression levels of RE marker genes, such as forkhead box M1 (FOXM1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). 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