Expression of genes involved in early cell fate decisions in human embryos and their regulation by growth factors

Reproduction

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 635-647

  Kimber, Susan J ^a   Sneddon, S F ^b,c   Bloor, D J ^a   El Bareg, A M ^a   Hawkhead, J A ^d   Metcalfe, A D ^a   Houghton, F D ^e   Leese, H J ^d   Rutherford, A ^f   Lieberman, B A ^b,c   Brison, D R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN EOMES; PROTEIN STAR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DSC2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL FATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MORULA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

MURINAE;

EID: 43549103325     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-07-0359     Document Type: Article

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