Apoptotic cells in mouse blastocysts are eliminated by neighbouring blastomeres

Abstract Apoptosis is a physiological process that occurs commonly during the development of the preimplantation embryo. The present work examines the ability of apoptotic embryonic cells to express a signal promoting their phagocytosis, and quantifies the ability of neighbouring, normal embryonic c...

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Main Authors: Jozef Pisko, Alexandra Špirková, Štefan Čikoš, Lucia Olexiková, Veronika Kovaříková, Zuzana Šefčíková, Dušan Fabian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88752-0