Cell death in the mammalian blastocyst

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 919-925

  Hardy, Kate ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Growth factors; Inner cell mass; Preimplantation embryo; Trophectoderm

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DEATH; HUMANS;

EID: 0031242741     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.10.919     Document Type: Article

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