Structural dynamics and function of early embryonic coats

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-207

  Denker, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blastocyst coverings; Development; Embryonic coats; Eutherian mammals; Implantation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BLASTOCYST; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERTILIZATION; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0034019364     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016732     Document Type: Conference Paper

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