The effect of superovulation on the contributions of individual blastomeres from 2-cell stage CF1 mouse embryos to the blastocyst

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 675-681

  Katayama, Mika ^a   Roberts, R Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Cdx2; CM DiI; Inner cell mass; Oct4; Trophectoderm

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; INNER CELL MASS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CARBOCYANINES; CELLS; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; COLORING AGENTS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SUPEROVULATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MUS;

EID: 77950537587     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092942mk     Document Type: Article

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