Influence of embryonic and maternal genotype on gestational events in the mouse.

doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0890285

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Influence of embryonic and maternal genotype on gestational events in the mouse.

Journal of reproduction and fertility - 1 May 1990

Barkley M S, FitzGerald R

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Mice with high and low prenatal survival were used to study the influence of maternal and embryonic genotype on the timing of implantation, conceptus growth and gestation length. Mice selected for large litter size (Line S1) or rapid post-weaning weight gain (Line G) showed implantation was delay...

Topics

Animals
Embryo Implantation
Embryo Transfer
Embryo, Mammalian
Embryonic and Fetal Development
Female
Fetal Death
Genotype
Gestational Age
Litter Size
Mice
Mice, Inbred Strains
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal
Weight Gain

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