(In)discrete charm of the polyembryony: Evolution of embryo cloning

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2790-2798

  Zhurov, V ^a   Terzin, T ^a   Grbic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo cloning; Evolution of development; Neoplastic tumors; Polyembryony; Stem cells; Total cleavage; Twinning

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONING; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM LINE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLONING, ORGANISM; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; LARVA; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTHS; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; COPIDOSOMA FLORIDANUM;

EID: 38549171004     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7047-5     Document Type: Review

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