Roles of embryonic contractions in hatching of parthenogenetic mouse blastocysts

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 367-374

  Niimura, Sueo ^a   Futatsumata, Nana ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contraction; Hatching ability; Parthenogenetic mouse blastocyst; Time lapse videomicrography

Indexed keywords

EID: 18244387067     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.46.367     Document Type: Article

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