Spacing of the embryo in the uterus is disrupted by the supine position of the body during the peri-implantation period in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-194

  Sugiyama, Makoto ^a   Terakawa, Jumpei ^a   Khan, Hamayun ^a   Wakitani, Shoichi ^a   Choi, Ehn Kyoung ^a   Kiso, Yasuo ^a   Hondo, Eiichi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryo implantation; Gravity; Mice; Spacing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HISTOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MOUSE; NIDATION; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SUPINE POSITION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SUPINE POSITION; UTERUS;

MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 77952663644     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-064K     Document Type: Article

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