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Use of chemically defined system for the direct comparison of inner cell mass and trophectoderm distribution in murine, porcine and bovine embryos
1 Nov 1997
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian blastocyst comprises an inner cell mass (ICM) and a trophectoderm cell layer. In this study the allocation of blastomeres to either cell lineage was compared between murine, porcine and bovine blastocysts. Chemical permeation of trophectoderm cells by the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 in combination with DNA-specific fluorochromes resulted in the differential staining of trophectoderm and ICM. Confocal...
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