Theoretical exploration of blastocyst morphogenesis

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 447-457

  Shipley, Rebecca J ^a   Bonsall, Michael B ^a   Allwright, David J ^a   Graham, Chris F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Combinatorial; Geometry; Morphogenesis; Theory

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO CELL; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; CELL LINEAGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 68849085707     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082587rs     Document Type: Review

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