Whole-embryo culture of E5.5 mouse embryos: Development to the gastrulation stage

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Miura, Shigeto ^a   Mishina, Yuji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraembryonic tissues; Gastrulation; Mesoderm formation; Prestreak stage; Whole embryo culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTRULATION; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MESODERM; MICROMANIPULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMITIVE STREAK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0141987934     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gene.10229     Document Type: Article

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