blastomere

[blas´to-mēr]

one of the cells produced by cleavage of a fertilized ovum (zygote). Called also cleavage cell.

blas·to·mere

(blas'tō-mēr),

One of the cells into which the oocyte divides after its fertilization.

Synonym(s): cleavage cell, embryonic cell

[blasto- + G. meros, part]

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blastomere

(blăs′tə-mîr′)

Any of the cells resulting from the cleavage of a fertilized ovum during early embryonic development.

blas′to·mer′ic (-mîr′ĭk, -mĕr′-) adj.

blastomere

A cell produced by division (cleavage) in a fertilised egg.

blas·to·mere

(blas'tō-mēr)

One of the cells resulting from cleavage of a zygote or fertilized oocyte.

[blasto- + G. meros, part]

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blastomere

any cell that occurs in the BLASTULA.

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(29) After incubation, follicles were evaluated with a stereoscopic microscope to determine fertilization by identifying the presence of blastomeres (Fig 3).

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This seemed to occur simultaneously in both blastomeres (Fig.

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Approximately 1 [micro]g MDA product from each blastomere was used for library construction and sequencing.

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Hamilton Thome's LYKOS laser system is used for intricate clinical procedures such as laser-assisted hatching, trophectoderm biopsy and blastomere biopsy.

Hamilton Thorne receives CE mark for clinical laser system

(32) The biopsy is performed using one of three methods: extraction of the polar bodies from the pre-embryo oocytes; (33) a one to two cell extraction at the day three blastomere stage; (34) or a one to two cell extraction at the day five blastocysts stage.

Genetic material girl: embryonic screening, the donor child, and the need for statutory reform

Multiple blastomere biopsies were performed from each embryo to reduce the number of embryos needed for the research.

Propuestas de produccion de celulas madre embrionarias sin destruir embriones humanos: retos cientificos y bioeticos

(2000) found that nearly 45% of thawed embryos suffered some amount of blastomere (cell) loss, causing an approximate 30% reduction in implantation.

Effect of thaw temperature on murine blastocyst development

The problem of abnormally large offspring was first described for calves born from blastomere NT procedures (6, 7) but was subsequently shown to occur in embryos produced by IVF (8, 9) and SCNT (10, 11, 12, 13) procedures.

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