Molecular biology of preimplantation embryos: Primer for philosophical discussions

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 80-87

  Ko, Minoru S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo; Embryogenomics; Philosophy; Preimplantation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; DNA LIBRARY; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHILOSOPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REPRODUCTION; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 15044342063     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)62212-2     Document Type: Article

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