Decisions, decisions: How are they made in the early embryo - And does it matter?

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 509-511

  Johnson, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CELL CONTACT; CELL DIVISION; CELL FATE; DECISION MAKING; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; YOLK SAC; ZYGOTE;

EID: 79958026725     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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