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Apoptosis in Mammalian Embryos

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Assessment of Mammalian Embryo Quality

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The preimplantation development of eutherian mammals is remarkably similar, spanning cleavage of the fertilized ovum; compaction and morula formation; and finally cavitation, with the formation of a blastocyst. Blastocyst formation marks the differentiation of the epithelial trophectoderm (TE), which is specialized for implantation, and the establishment of the inner cell mass (ICM), from which the foetus is derived.

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Hardy, K., Spanos, S. (2002). Apoptosis in Mammalian Embryos. In: Van Soom, A., Boerjan, M. (eds) Assessment of Mammalian Embryo Quality. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0343-8_12

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