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Morula (Embryonic Structure)

Known as: Morula, Morulas 
An early stage in embryonic development, that occurs between the zygote and the blastocyst stage during the first week post fertilization, and is… 
National Institutes of Health

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8-cell conceptusEarly blastocystGestational transformationMicrobiological

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Structure of blastomereStructure of zygote

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Differential Expression of Alternatively Spliced Transcripts of HLA-G in Human Preimplantation Embryos and Inner Cell Masses
It has been reported that preimplantation human embryos secrete HLA-G, and the levels may be predictive of their ability to… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I promote rabbit blastocyst development and prevent apoptosis.
Insulin as well as insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) promote early embryo development, and IGF-I binds to the coats of… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Mouse preimplantation embryo development in vitro: Effectof sodium concentration in culture media on RNA synthesis and accumulation and gene expression
Results of previous studies indicate that culture of preipmlantation mouse embryos in SOM medium containing 85 mM NaCl promotes… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Cessation of cytokeratin expression in a rat hepatoma cell line lacking differentiated functions
Intermediate-sized filaments (IF) of diameter 7–11 nm occur in the cytoplasm of most cells of vertebrates and their constituent… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Heat shock gene expression is regulated during teratocarcinoma cell differentiation and early embryonic development.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The roles of phenotype and position in guiding the fate of 16-cell mouse blastomeres.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Temporal and spatial patterns of the synthesis of tissue-specific polypeptides in the preimplantation mouse embryo.
Mouse embryos at different morphological stages in the transition from morula to blastocyst were analysed for the qualitative… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Characterization of intercellular junctions in the preimplantation mouse embryo by freeze-fracture and thin-section electron microscopy.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Molecular differentiation in the preimplantation mouse embryo
THE primary observable event of differentiation in the mammalian embryo is the formation of the trophectoderm and the inner cell… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Patterns of nucleic acid synthesis in the early mouse embryo.
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