Epigenetic regulation in mammalian preimplantation embryo development

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Preimplantation embryo development involves four stages: fertilization, cell cleavage, morula and blastocyst formation. During these stages, maternal and zygotic epigenetic factors play crucial roles. The gene expression profile is changed dramatically, chromatin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shi Lingjun, Wu Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/7/1/59