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Bovine embryos contain a higher proportion of polyploid cells in the trophectoderm than in the embryonic disc
13 Jun 2002
Abstract excerpt
The frequency of polyploid cells in the embryonic disc (ED) and in the trophectoderm (TE) was assessed in 50 in vitro produced bovine embryos fixed at days 7-8 post insemination (pi) and in 20 in vitro produced embryos that were transferred to uteri of recipients at day 7 and then recovered and fixed at day 12 pi. Separation of TE and ED cells was obtained by microdissection and the frequency of polyploid cells...
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