Programmed cell death and human embryo fragmentation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-98

  Jurisicova, A ^a,b   Varmuza, S ^b   Casper, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fragmentation; Preimplantation embryo; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DNA FRAGMENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; INDOLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 0030072676     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.2.93     Document Type: Article

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