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In vitro studies of the peri-implantation phase of human embryos

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Ultrastructure of Human Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis

Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine ((EMBM,volume 5))

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Since Hertig and Rock (1,2) described human embryonic development from fertilization until the late implantation stage, very few morphological studies on the human peri-implantation embryo have been reported (3,4,5). Hertig and Rock’s material detailed the normal light-microscopic morphology of the human embryo until the blastocyst stage, and from the implanted blastocyst until the 17th day of gestation. Unfortunately, they were unable to include the implanting blastocyst stage. Human embryos have been studied in detail at the ultrastructural level during the immediate preimplantation (3) and early postimplantation (days 10–11) stages. Thus, morphological information about the process of implantation itself is still lacking for the human.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chromosome Lab 4041, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, DK-2100, Denmark

    Dr. Svend Lindenberg

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  1. Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Jonathan Van Blerkom Ph.D.

  2. Reproductive Genetics in Vitro, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Jonathan Van Blerkom Ph.D.

  3. Department of Anatomy, University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Pietro M. Motta Ph.D., M.D.

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Lindenberg, S., Hyttel, P. (1989). In vitro studies of the peri-implantation phase of human embryos. In: Van Blerkom, J., Motta, P.M. (eds) Ultrastructure of Human Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis. Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1749-4_7

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