Human embryo: A biological definition

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 905-911

  Findlay, J K ^a,b   Gear, M L ^a   Illingworth, P J ^c   Junk, S M ^a,d   Kay, G ^e   Mackerras, A H ^a   Pope, A ^f   Rothenfluh, H S ^a   Wilton, L ^g  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c IVFAustralia   (Australia)

^d Bethesda Hospital   (Australia)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f MONASH IVF   (Australia)

^g MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definition; Human embryo; Primitive streak; Syngamy

Indexed keywords

ANDROGENESIS; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHIMERA; CLONING; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GYNOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EMBRYO; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIMITIVE STREAK; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER; ARTICLE; BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; LIFE; METABOLISM; NOMENCLATURE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

DNA;

BEGINNING OF HUMAN LIFE; DNA; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; HUMANS; LIFE; TERMINOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347232334     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del467     Document Type: Review

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