Translocation of the subplasmalemmal cytoplasm in human blastomeres: Possible effects on the distribution and inheritance of regulatory domains

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-200

  Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rose Medical Centre ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic translocation; Fragmentation; Mitochondrial polarity; Subplasmalemmal domains

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY SEQUENCE;

EID: 33847207820     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60787-0     Document Type: Article

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